Francis James Child

“ At handling sword or gun,
But yet they are too naked men
To bear the cannon's rung.
For a cannon's roar in a summer night
Is like thunder in the air;
There's not a man in Highland dress
Can face the cannon's fire. ”

“ His sword, likewise his shield;
Yea, they have left him naked there,
Upon the open field.
The Highland men, they're clever men
At handling sword and shield,
But yet they are too naked men
To stay in battle field. ”