Massacre Of Glencoe-John McDermott

[ti:Massacre Of Glencoe] [ar:John McDermott] [al:Old Friends] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Massacre Of Glencoe - John McDermott [00:06.02]O Cruel is the snow [00:08.46]That sweeps Glencoe [00:10.79] [00:11.53]And covers the grave O Donald [00:16.14] [00:17.36]And cruel was the foe [00:19.67]That raped Glencoe [00:22.82]And murderd the house of [00:25.47]MacDonald [00:26.92] [00:28.51]They came in a blizzard [00:31.20]We offered them heat [00:33.22] [00:34.11]A roof o'er their heads [00:35.84] [00:36.59]Dry shoes for their feet [00:38.74] [00:39.75]We wined them and dined them [00:42.29]They ate of our meat [00:44.15] [00:45.05]And they slept in the house of [00:47.93]MacDonald [00:49.43] [00:50.74]O Cruel is the snow [00:53.44]That sweeps Glencoe [00:55.86] [00:56.56]And covers the grave O Donald [01:00.69] [01:02.04]And cruel was the foe [01:04.79]That raped Glencoe [01:07.19] [01:07.81]And murderd the house of [01:10.51]MacDonald [01:11.79] [01:13.44]They came from Fort William [01:15.97]Wi' murder in mind [01:17.94] [01:18.98]The Campbells had orders [01:21.47]King William had signed [01:23.49] [01:24.31]Put all to the sword [01:26.36] [01:27.15]These words were underlined [01:29.24] [01:30.07]And leave none alive called [01:32.48]MacDonald [01:34.70] [01:35.27]O Cruel is the snow [01:37.89]That sweeps Glencoe [01:40.43] [01:41.07]And covers the grave O Donald [01:45.15] [01:46.26]And cruel was the foe [01:48.91]That raped Glencoe [01:52.04]And murderd the house of [01:54.70]MacDonald [01:56.00] [01:57.69]They came in the night [01:59.54] [02:00.29]When the men were asleep [02:02.14] [02:03.06]This band O' Argyles [02:05.27] [02:06.01]Through snow soft and deep [02:07.95] [02:08.61]Like murdering foxes [02:10.99] [02:11.52]Among helpless sheep [02:13.40] [02:14.04]They slaughtered the house of [02:17.00]MacDonald [02:18.35] [02:19.61]O Cruel is the snow [02:22.29]That sweeps Glencoe [02:24.94] [02:25.45]And covers the grave O Donald [02:29.83] [02:30.83]And cruel was the foe [02:33.56]That raped Glencoe [02:36.71]And murderd the house of [02:39.48]MacDonald [02:40.69] [02:42.24]Some died in their beds [02:44.71]At the hand of the foe [02:47.30] [02:47.86]Some fled in the night [02:49.65] [02:50.26]And were lost in the snow [02:52.83] [02:53.36]Some lived to accuse him [02:56.02]That struck the first blow [02:58.05] [02:58.87]But gone was the house of [03:01.49]MacDonald [03:03.39] [03:04.32]O Cruel is the snow [03:07.01]That sweeps Glencoe [03:09.49] [03:10.11]And covers the grave O Donald [03:14.22] [03:15.54]And cruel was the foe [03:18.17]That raped Glencoe [03:21.36]And murderd the house of [03:24.09]MacDonald [03:25.42] [03:26.60]O Cruel is the snow [03:29.42]That sweeps Glencoe [03:32.51]And covers the grave O Donald [03:36.56] [03:37.83]And cruel was the foe [03:40.51]That raped Glencoe [03:43.13] [03:43.70]And murderd the house of [03:46.42]MacDonald