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GLENCOEIn the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,Watch the giant hills are keepingIn their frozen wreaths o’ snow.Tears from out the mists are fallingAnd the winds forever sighTo the lonely eagle callingAs he circles through the sky,With the blood o’ the MacdonaldsAll red upon his claws,The blood o’ the dead MacdonaldsWho broke the Campbell laws.Through the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,Where the blighted trees are sleepingAnd black the waters flow,Where the dead lie in their darkness,Their frozen hearth beside,As the day glooms into darkness,Come the living in their prideThrough the lines o’ dead MacdonaldsLying naked to the blast,Through the stern and still MacdonaldsCome the Campbells riding fast.Now is the Glen o’ WeepingThe Valley o’ Glencoe,Bright with light o’ swords upleapingAnd flashing to and fro;And gallant is the seemingOf man and horse togetherAs with flying harness gleamingThey ride the trampled heatherThrough the homes o’ the MacdonaldsWho lie defenseless, dumb,Through the spilt blood o’ the MacdonaldsThe victor Campbells come.Now shall the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,When our noble heirs are reapingThe deeds that now we sow—Lie desolate, forsaken,Bleak to the brooding mist,While we our way have taken,By winged fortune kissed.Swept from our path the Macdonalds,Swept from our path away:Now out o’ the Glen o’ Weeping,Into the light o’ day!

GLENCOEIn the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,Watch the giant hills are keepingIn their frozen wreaths o’ snow.Tears from out the mists are fallingAnd the winds forever sighTo the lonely eagle callingAs he circles through the sky,With the blood o’ the MacdonaldsAll red upon his claws,The blood o’ the dead MacdonaldsWho broke the Campbell laws.Through the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,Where the blighted trees are sleepingAnd black the waters flow,Where the dead lie in their darkness,Their frozen hearth beside,As the day glooms into darkness,Come the living in their prideThrough the lines o’ dead MacdonaldsLying naked to the blast,Through the stern and still MacdonaldsCome the Campbells riding fast.Now is the Glen o’ WeepingThe Valley o’ Glencoe,Bright with light o’ swords upleapingAnd flashing to and fro;And gallant is the seemingOf man and horse togetherAs with flying harness gleamingThey ride the trampled heatherThrough the homes o’ the MacdonaldsWho lie defenseless, dumb,Through the spilt blood o’ the MacdonaldsThe victor Campbells come.Now shall the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,When our noble heirs are reapingThe deeds that now we sow—Lie desolate, forsaken,Bleak to the brooding mist,While we our way have taken,By winged fortune kissed.Swept from our path the Macdonalds,Swept from our path away:Now out o’ the Glen o’ Weeping,Into the light o’ day!

GLENCOE

GLENCOE

In the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,Watch the giant hills are keepingIn their frozen wreaths o’ snow.Tears from out the mists are fallingAnd the winds forever sighTo the lonely eagle callingAs he circles through the sky,With the blood o’ the MacdonaldsAll red upon his claws,The blood o’ the dead MacdonaldsWho broke the Campbell laws.

In the Glen o’ Weeping,

The Valley o’ Glencoe,

Watch the giant hills are keeping

In their frozen wreaths o’ snow.

Tears from out the mists are falling

And the winds forever sigh

To the lonely eagle calling

As he circles through the sky,

With the blood o’ the Macdonalds

All red upon his claws,

The blood o’ the dead Macdonalds

Who broke the Campbell laws.

Through the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,Where the blighted trees are sleepingAnd black the waters flow,Where the dead lie in their darkness,Their frozen hearth beside,As the day glooms into darkness,Come the living in their prideThrough the lines o’ dead MacdonaldsLying naked to the blast,Through the stern and still MacdonaldsCome the Campbells riding fast.

Through the Glen o’ Weeping,

The Valley o’ Glencoe,

Where the blighted trees are sleeping

And black the waters flow,

Where the dead lie in their darkness,

Their frozen hearth beside,

As the day glooms into darkness,

Come the living in their pride

Through the lines o’ dead Macdonalds

Lying naked to the blast,

Through the stern and still Macdonalds

Come the Campbells riding fast.

Now is the Glen o’ WeepingThe Valley o’ Glencoe,Bright with light o’ swords upleapingAnd flashing to and fro;And gallant is the seemingOf man and horse togetherAs with flying harness gleamingThey ride the trampled heatherThrough the homes o’ the MacdonaldsWho lie defenseless, dumb,Through the spilt blood o’ the MacdonaldsThe victor Campbells come.

Now is the Glen o’ Weeping

The Valley o’ Glencoe,

Bright with light o’ swords upleaping

And flashing to and fro;

And gallant is the seeming

Of man and horse together

As with flying harness gleaming

They ride the trampled heather

Through the homes o’ the Macdonalds

Who lie defenseless, dumb,

Through the spilt blood o’ the Macdonalds

The victor Campbells come.

Now shall the Glen o’ Weeping,The Valley o’ Glencoe,When our noble heirs are reapingThe deeds that now we sow—Lie desolate, forsaken,Bleak to the brooding mist,While we our way have taken,By winged fortune kissed.Swept from our path the Macdonalds,Swept from our path away:Now out o’ the Glen o’ Weeping,Into the light o’ day!

Now shall the Glen o’ Weeping,

The Valley o’ Glencoe,

When our noble heirs are reaping

The deeds that now we sow—

Lie desolate, forsaken,

Bleak to the brooding mist,

While we our way have taken,

By winged fortune kissed.

Swept from our path the Macdonalds,

Swept from our path away:

Now out o’ the Glen o’ Weeping,

Into the light o’ day!


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