Thomas Muir Of Huntershill Lyrics

My name is Thomas Muir as a lawyer I was trained Remember Thomas Muir of Huntershill But you've branded me an outlaw, for sedition I'm arraigned Remember Thomas Muir of Huntershill But I never preached sedition in any shape or form And against the constitution I have never raised a storm It's the scoundrels who've corrupted it that I want to reform Remember Thomas Muir of Huntershill M'lord, you found me guilty before the trial began Remember ... And the jury that you've picked are Tory placemen to a man Remember ... Yet here I stand for judgement unafraid what may befall Though your spies were in my parish Kirk and in my father's hall Not one of them can testify I ever broke a law Remember ... Yes, I spoke to Paisley weavers and addressed the city's youth For neither age nor class should be a barrier to the truth M'lord, you may chastise them with your vitriolic tongue You say that books are dangerous to those I moved among But the future of our land is with the workers and the young Members of the jury, it's not me who's being tried 200 years in future they will mind what you decide You may send me to Van Dieman's Land or clap me in the jail Grant me death or grant me liberty my spirit will not fail For my cause it is a just one and my cause it will prevail With quiet words and dignity Muir led his own defence He appeared completely blameless to those with common sense When he had finished speaking the courtroom rang with cheers Lord Braxfield said, "This outburst just confirms our greatest fears" And he sentenced Thomas Muir to be transported 14 years Gerrard, Palmer, Skirving, Thomas Muir and Margarot These are names that every Scottish man and woman ought to know When you're called for jury service, when your name is drawn by lot When you vote in an election when you freely voice your thought Don't take these things for granted, for dearly were they bought