Misc Traditional – The Battle Of Harlaw (Guitar)

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 As I cam' in by Dunideer and doon by Nether Ha'

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 There were fifty thoosand' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw

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 As I gaed on an' farther on and doon an' by Balquhain

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 Oh it's there I saw Sir James the Rose and wi' him John the Graeme

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 "It's cam' ye fae the Heilan's man, cam' ye a' the wye?

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 Saw ye MacDonald and his men as they cam' in fae Skye?"

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 "It's I was near and near eneuch that I their numbers saw

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 There was fifty thoosan' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw"

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 "Gin that be true," says James the Rose, "We'll no cam' muckle speed

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 We'll cry upon wir merry men and turn wir horse's heid"

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 "Oh na, o' na," says John the Graeme, "This thing will nivver be

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 The gallant Graemes wis nivver beat, we'll try fit we can dae"

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 Well, as I gaed on an' further on an' doon an' by Harlaw

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 There fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw

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 There fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw

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 An' ilka sword gaed clash for clash at the Battle of Harlaw

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 The Heilan' men wi' their lang swords, they laid on us fu' sair

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 And they drave back wir merry men three acres breadth and mair

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 An' Forbes tae his brither did say, "Noo brither, can't ye see

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 They've beaten us back on ilka side and we'll be forced tae flee"

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 "Oh na, na, my brither bold, this thing will nivver be

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 Ye'll tak yer guid sword in yer haun', ye'll gang in wi' me"

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 Well, it's back tae back the brithers bold gaed in amangst the thrang

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 And they drave back the heilan' men wi' swords baith sharp and lang

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 An' the firstan stroke that Forbes struck, he gart MacDonald reel

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 An' the neistan straik that Forbes struck, the brave MacDonald fell

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 An siccan a ptlairchie o' the likes ye nivver saw

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 As wis amangst the Heilan' men fan they saw MacDonald fa'

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 Some rade, some ran and some did gang, they were o' sma' record

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 For Forbes and his merry men, they slew them on the road

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 O' fifty thoosan' Heilan' men, but fifty-three gaed hame

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 And oot o' a' the Lawlan' men, fifty marched wi' Graeme

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 Gin onybody spier at ye for them that marched awa'

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 Ye can tell them plain and very plain they're sleepin' at Harlaw 

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