copyright words and music Jim Mclean 1963
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published by Duart Music
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(Chorus)
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O Cruel is the snow
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That sweeps Glencoe
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And covers the grave O Donald
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And cruel was the foe
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That raped Glencoe
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And murderd the house of
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MacDonald
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They came in a blizzard
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We offered them heat
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A roof o'er their heads
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Dry shoes for their feet
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We wined them and dined them
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They ate of our meat
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And they slept in the house of
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MacDonald
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(Chorus)
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They came from Fort William
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Wi' murder in mind
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The Campbells had orders
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King William had signed
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Put all to the sword
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These words were underlined
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And leave none alive called
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MacDonald
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(Chorus)
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They came in the night
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When the men were asleep
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This band O' Argyles
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Through snow soft and deep
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Like murdering foxes
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Among helpless sheep
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They slaughtered the house of
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MacDonald
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(Chorus)
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Some died in their beds
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At the hand of the foe
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Some fled in the night
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And were lost in the snow
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Some lived to accuse him
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That struck the first blow
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But gone was the house of
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MacDonald
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The Massacre of Glencoe
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| John McDermott |
