Cock Up Your Beaver

It was based on an older song, published as "Johnny, cock up thy Beaver".

It is widely claimed that this is found in The Dancing Master, a collection of folk tunes published by John Playford of London in 1657.

[2][3] However, this is disputed by Scottish music scholar John Glen who correctly[4] states it first appears in the 1686 edition of "The Dancing Master".

[6] The original version was English, and ridiculed Scotsmen who settled in London after the accession of James VI to the throne of England,[7] possibly satirizing the costumes of highland chiefs entering the lowlands.

[2][3] A piece entitled Carolan's Variations on the Scottish Air "Cock Up Your Beaver" is composition no.