The Massacre of Glencoe - - - AUDIO

This song is not, as widely believed a traditional song,
but is the work of Jim Mclean of Duart Music Publishers, (1963)

Oh cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave o' Donald
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe
And murdered the house o' MacDonald

1. They came in the night when the men were asleep
   That band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep.
   Like murdering foxes, among helpless sheep
   They slaughtered the house o' MacDonald
   Chorus
2. They came through the blizzard, we offered them heat
   A roof ower their heads, dry shoes for their feet.
   We wined them and dined them, they ate of our meat
   And slept m the house O' MacDonald
   Chorus
3. They came from Fort William with murder mind
   The Campbell's had orders, King William had signed
   Put all to the sword, these words underlined
   And leave none alive called MacDonald
   Chorus
4. Some died in their beds at the hands of the foe
   Some fled in the night, and were lost in the snow.
   Some lived to accuse hlm, that struck the first blow
   But gone was the house of MacDonald
   Chorus

Words and music Jim Mclean, Publisher Duart Music 1963

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