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The Terrific Cyclone of 1893

'Twas in the year of 1893, and on the 17th and 18th of November,

Which the people of Dundee and elsewhere will long remember,

The terrific cyclone that blew down trees,

And wrecked many vessels on the high seas.

All along the coast the Storm Fiend did loudly roar,

Whereby many ships were wrecked along the shore,

And many seamen lost their lives,

Which caused their children to mourn and their wives.

by William Topaz McGonagall

A Tale of Elsinore

A little child stood thinking, sorrowfully and ill at ease,

In a forest beneath the branches of the tall pine trees -

And his big brown eyes with tears seemed dim,

While one soft arm rested on a huge dog close by him.

And only four summers had passed o'er his baby head,

And, poor little child, his twin brother was dead,

Who had died but a few days before,

And now he must play alone, for he'd see him no more.

by William Topaz McGonagall

A Humble Heroine

'Twas at the Seige of Matagarda, during the Peninsular War,

That a Mrs Reston for courage outshone any man there by far;

She was the wife of a Scottish soldier in Matagarda Port,

And to attend to her husband she there did resort.

'Twas in the Spring of the year 1810,

That General Sir Thomas Graham occupied Matagarda with 150 men;

These consisted of a detachment from the Scots Brigade,

And on that occasion they weren't in the least afraid.

by William Topaz McGonagall

The Bonnie Lass o' Dundee

O' a' the toons that I've been in,

I dearly love Dundee,

It's there the bonnie lassie lives,

The lass I love to see. Her face is fair, broon is her hair,

And dark blue is her e'e,

And aboon a' the lasses e'er I saw,

There's nane like her to me

The bonnie broon-hair'd lassie o' Bonnie Dundee.

by William Topaz McGonagall

An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year

Sound drums and trumpets, far and near!

And Let all Queen Victoria's subjects loudly cheer!

And show by their actions that they revere,

Because she's served them faithfully fifty long year!

All hail to the Empress of India and Great Britain's Queen!

Long may she live happy and serene!

And as this is now her Jubilee year,

I hope her subjects will show their loyalty without fear.

by William Topaz McGonagall

The Loss of the 'Victoria'

Alas! Now o'er Britannia there hangs a gloom,

Because over 400 British Tars have met with a watery tomb;

Who served aboard the " Victoria," the biggest ship in the navy,

And one of the finest battleships that ever sailed the sea.

And commanded by Sir George Tyron, a noble hero bold,

And his name on his tombstone should be written in letters of gold;

For he was skilful in naval tactics, few men could with him cope,

And he was considered to be the nation's hope.

by William Topaz McGonagall

The City of Perth

Beautiful Ancient City of Perth,

One of the fairest on the earth,

With your stately mansions and scenery most fine,

Which seems very beautiful in the summer time;

And the beautiful silvery Tay,

Rolling smoothly on its way,

And glittering like silver in the sunshine -

And the Railway Bridge across it is really sublime.

by William Topaz McGonagall

An Address to Shakespeare

Immortal! William Shakespeare, there's none can you excel,

You have drawn out your characters remarkably well,

Which is delightful for to see enacted upon the stage

For instance, the love-sick Romeo, or Othello, in a rage;

His writings are a treasure, which the world cannot repay,

He was the greatest poet of the past or of the present day

Also the greatest dramatist, and is worthy of the name,

I'm afraid the world shall never look upon his like again.

by William Topaz McGonagall

Robert Burns

Immortal Robert Burns of Ayr,

There's but few poets can with you compare;

Some of your poems and songs are very fine:

To "Mary in Heaven" is most sublime;

And then again in your "Cottar's Saturday Night,"

Your genius there does shine most bright,

As pure as the dewdrops of the night.

Your "Tam O'Shanter" is very fine,

by William Topaz McGonagall

An Address to the New Tay Bridge

Beautiful new railway bridge of the Silvery Tay,

With your strong brick piers and buttresses in so grand array,

And your thirteen central girders, which seem to my eye

Strong enough all windy storms to defy.

And as I gaze upon thee my heart feels gay,

Because thou are the greatest railway bridge of the present day,

And can be seen for miles away

From North, South, East or West of the Tay

by William Topaz McGonagall

The Wreck of the 'Thomas Dryden' in Pentland Firth

As I stood upon the sandy beach

One morn near Pentland Ferry,

I saw a beautiful brigantine,

And all her crew seem'd merry.

When lo! the wind began to howl,

And the clouds began to frown,

And in the twinkling of an eye

The rain came pouring down.

by William Topaz McGonagall

Beautiful Balmoral

Ye lovers of the picturesque, away and see

Beautiful Balmoral, near by the River Dee;

There ye will see the deer browsing on the heathery hills,

While adown their sides run clear sparkling rills.

Which the traveller can drink of when he feels dry,

And admire the dark River Dee near by,

Rolling smoothly and silently on its way,

Which is most lovely to see on a summer day.

by William Topaz McGonagall