4 REMINISCENCES OF 



the county on retiring from the mastership, and they 

 were the origin of the Fife pack. 



My father married, in 1807, Clementina, daughter 

 of the Right Honourable William Adam of Blair 

 Adam, Baron of Exchequer, and of the Hon. 

 Eleanora Elphinstone, sister to Lord Keith. He 

 had five daughters and two sons, of which I was the 

 elder. 



OLD FIFE YEOMANRY SONG, WRITTEN DURING THE 

 PENINSULAR WAR. 



CORNEL TAMSON. 



Come a' ye jolly Britons, I pray you lend an ear ; 



Cheer up your noble courages and enter Volunteers ; 



Come, enter Volunteers, brave boys, and fight for your Queen, 



And when we are returned, in whisky we will swim. 



We're the Light Horse of Fifeshire, sae merrily we'll go 

 Along with Cornel Tamson, that valiant hero. 



Our coats they are of blue, brave boys, our jackets are of red, 

 A glittering cap and feathers we wear upon our head ; 

 A noble horse to ride upon ; ten guineas in advance ; 

 And sae merrily we'll go, brave boys, we'll lay the pride of France. 

 We're the Light Horse of Fifeshire, etc. 



And now the time is come, brave boys, when we must cross the 



seas ; 



We'll fight both France and Flanders and foreign countries 

 With glittering swords and pistols : we'll do the best we can, 

 And make the Frenchmen tremble when they see a Fifeshireman. 



We're the Light Horse of Fifeshire, etc. 



And when the wars are ended, and God spare our lives, 

 We'll bring vast sums of money to our sweethearts and our wives ; 

 We'll push about the flowing bowl, successes we will sing 

 Here's a health to Cornel Tamson and all his valiant men : 

 We'll push about the flowing bowl, successes we will sing 

 Here's a health to Cornel Tamson and God save the King. 

 WVre the Light Horse of Fifeshire, sae merrily we'll go 

 Along with Cornel Tamson, that valiant hero. 



