William Topaz Mcgonagall

Beautiful Loch Katrine in all thy majesty so grand,

Thou certainly art most lovely, and worthy to be seen,Especially thy beautiful bay and shrubberies green.Then away to Loch Katrine in the summer time,And feast on its scenery most lovely and sublime;There’s no other scene can surpass in fair Scotland,It’s surrounded by mountains and trees most grand.And as I gaze upon it, let me pause…

Ye Sons of Great Britain, pray list to me,

Where the British defeated the Dervishes, without delay,At the Battle of Atbara, without dismay.The attack took place, ’twas on the 8th of April, in the early morning dawn,And the British behaved manfully to a man;And Mahmud’s front was raked fearfully, before the assault began,By the disposition of the force under Colonel Long :Because the cannonading…

‘Twas on a Sunday morning, and in the year of 1888,

Was run into amidships by the Norwegian barque ‘Nor,’And sunk in the English Channel, while the storm fiend did roar.She left Newcastle on Friday, in November, about two o’clock,And proceeded well on her way until she received a shock;And the effects of the collision were so serious within,That, within twenty minutes afterwards, with water she…

Ye lovers of the picturesque, if ye wish to drown your grief,

The climate is bracing, and the walks lovely to see.Besides, ye can ramble over the district, and view the beautiful scenery.The town is admirably situated from the cold winter winds,And the visitors, during their stay there, great comfort finds,Because there is boating and fishing, and admission free,Therefore they can enjoy themselves right merrily.There is also…

The scenery of Baldovan

Near by Dighty Water,Not far from Dundee.‘Tis health for any oneTo be walking there,O’er the green swards of Baldovan,And in the forests fair.There the blackbird and the mavisTogether merrily do singIn the forest of Baldovan,Making the woodlands to ring.‘Tis delightful to hear themOn a fine summer day,Carolling their cheerful notesSo blythe and so gay.Then there’s…

Down by the beautiful Lakes of Killarney,

In the sweet summer time of the year,In the silvery moonlight so clear,I’ve rambled with my sweetheart Barney,Along the green banks of the Lakes of Killarney.The Lakes of Killarney are most lovely to be seenIn the summer season when nature’s face is green,Especially in the beautiful silvery moonlight,When its waters do shine like silver bright;Such…