KILLIECRANKIE



Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad?

Whaur hae ye been sae brankie-o?

Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad?

Cam' ye by Killiecrankie-o?



An' ye had been whaur I hae been

Ye wadna been sae cantie-o

An' ye had seen what I hae seen

On the braes o' Killiecrankie-o



I fought at land, I fought at sea

At hame I fought my auntie-o

But I met the Devil and Dundee

On the braes o' Killiecrankie-o



The bauld pitcur fell in a furr

And Clavers gat a crankie-o

Or I had fed an Athol gled

On the braes o' Killiecrankie-o



Oh fie, MacKay, What gart ye lie

I' the brush ayont the brankie-o?

Ye'd better kiss'd King Willie's loff

Than come tae Killiecrankie-o



It's nae shame, it's nae shame

It's nae shame to shank ye-o

There's sour slaes on Athol braes

And the de'ils at Killiecrankie-o



Refers to battle in 1689, where winner, Graham of Claverhouse

(Bonnie Dundee) was slain, ending Jacobite hopes.

Printed in Buchan and Hall's The Scottish Folksinger

@Scots @war @history

Recorded by Ewan MacColl

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