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This tune title recalls the name of a man who fought alongside Patrick Sarsfield during the Williamite Wars of 1690-91. He later became a rapparee, and roamed the highways in a search for booty.
D2 | E2 G GEC F2 A AGF | E2 G cGE D2 D DCD | E2 G GEC F2 A AGA | d2 c BAB c3 c2 G | E2 G GEC F2 A AGF | E2 G cGE D2 D DCD | E2 G GEC F2 A AGA | d2 c BAB c3 c2 d || e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c ABc d3 dcd | e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c BAB c3 c2 d | e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c ABc d3 dcd | e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c BAB c3 c2 G || E2 G GEC F2 A AGF | E2 G cGE D2 D DCD | E2 G GEC F2 A AGA | d2 c BAB c3 c2 G | E2 G GEC F2 A AGF | E2 G cGE D2 D DCD | E2 G GEC F2 A AGA | d2 c BAB c3 c2 d || e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c ABc d3 dcd | e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c ABd c3 c2 d | e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c ABc d3 dcd | e2 G e2 G f2 A f2 e | d2 c BAB c3 c3 |