As I come in by Auchindoun A little wee bit frae the toon When tae the Hielands I was bound To view the haughs of Cromdale. I met a man in tartan trews I spiered at him what was the news Quo' he: “The Hieland army rues That e'er we came to Cromdale.”
“We were in bed, sir, every man When the English host upon us came A bloody battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale. The English horse they were so rude They bathed their hoofs in Hieland blood But our brave clans, they boldly stood Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
“Alas! We could no longer stay For o'er the hills we came away And sore we do lament the day That e'er we came to Cromdale.” Thus the great Montrose did say: “Can you direct the nearest way? For I will o'er the hills this day And view the haughs of Cromdale.”
“Alas, my Lord, you're not strong You scarcely have two thousand men And there's twenty-thousand on the plain Stand rank and file on Cromdale.” Thus the great Montrose did say: “I say, direct the nearest way For I will o'er the hills this day, And see the haughs of Cromdale.”
They were at dinner, every man, When great Montrose upon them came A second battle then began Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The Grant, Mackenzie and MacKay Soon as Montrose they did espy, O then they fought most valiantly Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
The MacDonalds they returned again, The Camerons did their standard join, MacIntosh played a bloody game Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The MacGregors fought like lions bold MacPhersons, none could them control MacLaughlins fought like loyal souls Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
MacLeans, MacDouglas, and MacNeils So boldly as they took the field And made their enemies to yield Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The Gordons boldly did advance The Frasers fought with sword and lance The Grahams, they made the heids to dance Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
The loyal Stewarts, wi' Montrose So boldly set upon their foes And brought them down with Hieland blows Upon the haughs of Cromdale. Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men Five hundred fled to Aberdeen. The rest of them lay on the plain, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
