Donald's gone up the hill hard and hungry
Donald's come down the hill wild and angry
Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly
Here's to the king and Donald Mcgillavry
Come like a weighbauk, Donald Mcgillavry
Come like a weighbauk, Donald Mcgillavry
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly
Off wi'the counterfeit, Donald Mcgillavry

Donald's come o'er the hill but his tether, man
As he were mad, or stang'd wi' an ether, man
When he comes back, there's some will look merrily
Here's to King James and Donald Mcgillavry
Come like a weaver, Donald Mcgillavry
Come like a weaver, Donald Mcgillavry
Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly
Up wi' King James and Donald Mcgillavry

Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness
Whigging and prigging and a'newfangleness
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man
He will have justice, or faith he'll take it, man
Come like a cobler, Donald Mcgillavry
Come like a cobler, Donald Mcgillavry
Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly
Up wi' King James and Donald Mcgillavry

Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery
Donald had dinner wi banes and beggary
Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery
Meeting the devil than Donald Mcgillavry
Come like the devil, Donald Mcgillavry
Come like the devil, Donald Mcgillavry
Skelp them and scaud them that proved them unbritherly
Up with King James and Donald Mcgillavry