Hey, Johnnie Cope sung by Alastair McDonald

Song mocking General Sir John Cope after his force was routed by the Jacobite Army at Prestonpans. I couldn’t find any inefficient-looking redcoats! “The sword is the weapon which suits them best. They advance with rapidity, discharge their pieces when within musket length [i.e. range] of the enemy, and then, throwing them down, draw their swords, and holding a dirk in their left hand with their target [shield], they dart with fury on the enemy through the smoke of their fire. When within reach of the en