Annotation:Donal Don

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 DONAL DON. AKA and see "MacGregor's March," "Rob Roy's March." Scottish, Air or March (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Donal Don" is a Dundee song and was printed in Ford's Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland (1899-1901). Words begin: Wha hasna heard o’ Donal’ Don? Wi’ a’ his tanterwallops on, ''For Oh! he was a lazy drone,'' ''An’ smuggled Hielan’ whisky. '' Chorus: Hi-rum-ho for Donal’ Don, Wi’ a’ his tanterwallops on, And may he never lack a scone While he maks Hielan’ whisky. See also Irish polka variants under the titles "Kit White's No. 2" etc.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Buchan (101 Scottish Songs, 1962; p. 58.

 Recorded sources: Greentrax CDTRAX206, Jock Tamson's Bairns - "May You Never Lack a Scone" (2001).

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