As I came in by Auchindoun,
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A little wee bit frae the town,
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When to the Highlands I was bound
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To view the Haughs of Cromdale.
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I met a man in tartan trews,
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I spiered at him what was the news,
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Quo' he, "The Highland army rues
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That e'er we came to Cromdale.
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"We were in bed, sir, every man,
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When the English host upon us came;
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A bloody battle then began
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The English horse they were so rude,
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They bathed their hoofs in Highland blood,
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But our brave clans, they boldly stood
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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"But, alas! We could no longer stay,
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For o'er the hilfs we came away,
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And sore we do lament the day
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That e"er we came to Cromdale."
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Thus the great Montrose did say:
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"Can you direct the nearest way?
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For I will o'er the hills this day,
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And view the Haughs of Cromdale."
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"Alas, niy lord, you're not so strong,
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You scarcely have two thousand men,
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And there's twenty-thousand on the plane,
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Stand rank and file on Cromdale."
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Thus the great Montrose did say,
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"I say, direct the nearest way,
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For I will o'er the hills this day,
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And see the Haughs of Cromdale."
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They were at dinner, every man,
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When the great Montrose upon them came;
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A second battle then began
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The Grant, Mackenzie and M'Ky,
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Soon as Montrose they did espy,
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O then they fought most valiantly
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The M'Donalds they returned again,
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The Camerons did their standard join,
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M'Intosh played a bloody game
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The M'Gregors fought like lions bold,
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M'Phersons, none could them control,
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M'Lauchlins fought, like loyal souls
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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M'Leans, M'Dougals, and M'Neils,
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So boldly as they took the field,
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And made their enemies to yield
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The Gordons boldly did advance,
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The Frasers fought with sword and lance,
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The Grahams they made the heads to dance,
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The loyal Stewarts, with Montrose,
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So boldly set upon their foes,
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And brought them down with Highland blows
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men,
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Five-hundred fled to Aberdeen,
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The rest of them lie on the plain,
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Upon the Haughs of Cromdale.
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The Haughs Of Cromdale
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Andy M. Stewart |