Twa recruiting sergeants cam' frae the Black Watch
Tae markets and fairs, some recruits for tae catch.
But a' that they 'listed was forty and twa:
Enlist my bonnie laddie an' come awa.

Chorus:

And it's over the mountain and over the Main,
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain.
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee,
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. (Yes, I could've said "plus ca change. . . ." but, well, you know.) This is in today's Edinburgh Evening News:

THE Pipes and Drums of the famous Scots Guards will launch a two-week piping tour of Scotland on Monday with a grand performance on the rear deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Back in Scotland for the first time in three-and-a-half years, the 20-strong band will perform in Edinburgh, Bathgate, Girvan, Irvine, Airdrie, Glencoe and Inverness.

Following their performances, the band members will tell men aged 16-26 what life as a Scots Guards piper or drummer is really like. The Pipes and Drums are an integral part of the regiment which is famous for its ceremonial duty, performing at prestigious events all over the world.

But the ceremony is a small part of a guardsman’s life as a soldier. Two platoons of Scots Guardsmen are currently in the Gulf with the Desert Rats and 16 Air Assault Brigade. Other members have been covering recent fire strikes.