Written by Jim McLean about the Massacre of the MacDonalds in the snowy Glencoe in February 1692.
Ballad of Glencoe
They came in a blizzard, we offered them heat
A roof for their heads, dry shoes for their feet
We wined them and dined them, they ate of our meat
And they slept in the house of MacDonald
Chorus
O, cruel was the snow that sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave o' Donald
O, cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe
And murdered the house of MacDonald.
2. They came from Fort William with murder in mind
The Campbell had orders King William had signed*
"Put all to the sword" these words underlined
"And leave none alive called MacDonald"
Chorus
3. They came in the night when the men were asleep
This band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep
Like murdering foxes amongst helpless sheep
They slaughtered the house of MacDonald
Chorus
4. Some died in their beds at the hand of the foe
Some fled in the night and were lost in the snow
Some lived to accuse him who struck the first blow
But gone was the house of MacDonald.
Chorus
Properly called The Massacre of Glencoe
Written by Jim McLean.
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