The lads are going into battle and the pipes are playing.

10 men go down but the lads advance and the pipes are playing.

The enemy's swords, arrows and spears are tearing into the Irish ranks.

20 more men go down and the pipes keep playing.

When 50 men have now fallen, the Irish chieftain turns to the piper and says: " For heaven's sake, play something they like!"

Is there anything he could have played on the pipes that anyone would have liked?