8 5 1 ▁or ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁and ▁contemporary ▁publications ▁post ▁reviews ▁of ▁her ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁capital ; ▁and ▁she ▁published ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁( and ▁the ▁now ▁standard ) ▁musical ▁arrangement ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁does ▁not ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁period , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁many ▁others ▁now ▁considered ▁in ▁the ▁" class ic ▁canon ▁of ▁Jacob ite ▁songs ", ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁songs ▁" com posed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁eigh teenth ▁and ▁nin ete enth ▁centuries , ▁but ▁were ▁passed ▁off ▁as ▁contemporary ▁products ▁of ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁ris ings ." ▁ ▁The ▁t une ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁satisf actor ily ▁trac ed , ▁and ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁indexed ▁in ▁the ▁L ays ▁as ▁" H undred ▁P ip ers ", ▁no ▁such ▁air ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁exist ▁previous ▁to ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁Lady ▁N air ne ' s ▁song . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁versions ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Scottish ▁singer ▁Is la ▁St ▁Cla ir ▁recorded ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁" The ▁H undred ▁P ip ers " ▁s ung ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁style , ▁for ▁her ▁album ▁When ▁the ▁P ip ers ▁Play . ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁When ▁the ▁P ip ers ▁Play , ▁a ired ▁by ▁P BS ▁Television ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Lord ▁Rock ingham '