Cock up your beaver

This is my favorite Burns poem...

"When first my brave Johnie lad came to this town,
He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown;
But now he has gotten a hat and a feather,
Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver!

Cock up your beaver, and cock it fu' sprush,
We'll over the border, and gie them a brush;
There's somebody there we'll teach better behaviour,
Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver!"


Now that you've read this, read it again and remember, a beaver is a soldier's furry hat and cock up your beaver means keep your chin up or something similar.