Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
270 . Song—The Captain’s Lady
Chorus.—O mount and go, mount and make you ready,
O mount and go, and be the Captain’s lady.
Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle: When the drums do beat, and the cannons rattle, Thou shalt sit in state, and see thy love in battle. O mount and go, &c. To the shades we’ll go, and in love enjoy it: When the vanquish’d foe sues for peace and quiet, To the shades we’ll go, and in love enjoy it. O mount and go, &c.