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'''DUMFRIES VOLUNTEERS, THE'''. New England, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The name Dumfries means 'stronghold by the little wood', from the Celtic root-word dun, meaning a fortified place. See note for "Dumfries House" for more information on Dumfries. | '''DUMFRIES VOLUNTEERS, THE'''. New England, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The name Dumfries means 'stronghold by the little wood', from the Celtic root-word dun, meaning a fortified place. See note for "Dumfries House" for more information on Dumfries. The Dumfries Volunteers were a militia unit raised in 1795 in response to the threat from Republican France, commanded by Arentz Schulyer de Peyster, a Dutchman who had fought in the American War of Independence. He had married the daughter of a former Provost of Dumfries and had retired to . Robert Burns joined the Volunteers for a short time, and penned this song as a result: | ||
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<br> | ''Does haughty Gaul invasion threat?''<br> | ||
''Then let the louns beware, Sir!''<br> | |||
''There’s WOODEN WALLS upon our seas,''<br> | |||
''And VOLUNTEERS on shore, Sir: ''<br> | |||
''The Nith shall run to Corsincon, ''<br> | |||
''The Criffel sink in Solway ''<br> | |||
''Ere we permit a foreign foe ''<br> | |||
''On British ground to rally! ''<br> | |||
''We’ll ne’er permit a foreign foe ''<br> | |||
''On British ground to rally! ''<br> | |||
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Tune properties and standard notation
DUMFRIES VOLUNTEERS, THE. New England, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The name Dumfries means 'stronghold by the little wood', from the Celtic root-word dun, meaning a fortified place. See note for "Dumfries House" for more information on Dumfries. The Dumfries Volunteers were a militia unit raised in 1795 in response to the threat from Republican France, commanded by Arentz Schulyer de Peyster, a Dutchman who had fought in the American War of Independence. He had married the daughter of a former Provost of Dumfries and had retired to . Robert Burns joined the Volunteers for a short time, and penned this song as a result:
Does haughty Gaul invasion threat?
Then let the louns beware, Sir!
There’s WOODEN WALLS upon our seas,
And VOLUNTEERS on shore, Sir:
The Nith shall run to Corsincon,
The Criffel sink in Solway
Ere we permit a foreign foe
On British ground to rally!
We’ll ne’er permit a foreign foe
On British ground to rally!
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 38.
Recorded sources: