Glencoe-Carl Wilson

[ti:Glencoe] [ar:Carl Wilson] [al:20 Favourite Songs Of Scotland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.66]O Cruel is the snow [00:05.32]That sweeps Glencoe [00:08.46] [00:09.18]And covers the grave O Donald [00:14.97] [00:16.75]And cruel was the foe [00:20.61]That raped Glencoe [00:24.53]And murderd the house of [00:28.31]MacDonald [00:30.10] [00:32.11]They came in a blizzard [00:35.52]We offered them heat [00:38.22] [00:38.93]A roof o'er their heads [00:42.27]Dry shoes for their feet [00:45.43] [00:46.00]We wined them and dined them [00:49.59]They ate of our meat [00:52.66]And they slept in the house of [00:56.24]MacDonald [00:58.24] [00:59.61]They came from Fort William [01:02.19] [01:02.70]Wi' murder in mind [01:05.90]The Campbells had orders [01:08.91]King William had signed [01:11.54] [01:12.08]Put all to the sword [01:14.93]These words were underlined [01:18.05]And leave none alive called [01:21.31]MacDonald [01:23.07] [01:24.63]O Cruel is the snow [01:27.68] [01:28.31]That sweeps Glencoe [01:31.57] [01:32.22]And covers the grave O Donald [01:38.54] [01:39.51]And cruel was the foe [01:42.98]That raped Glencoe [01:46.61]And murderd the house of [01:50.31]MacDonald [01:51.94] [01:53.77]They came in the night [01:56.84]When the men were asleep [01:59.39] [02:00.12]This band O' Argyles [02:02.91] [02:03.46]Through snow soft and deep [02:05.82] [02:06.35]Like murdering foxes [02:09.62]Among helpless sheep [02:11.98] [02:12.70]They slaughtered the house of [02:15.70]MacDonald [02:17.45] [02:18.87]Some died in their beds [02:21.23] [02:21.75]At the hand of the foe [02:24.78]Some fled in the night [02:27.79]And were lost in the snow [02:30.47]Some lived to accuse him [02:33.53]That struck the first blow [02:36.29]But gone was the house of [02:39.98]MacDonald [02:42.32] [02:43.81]O Cruel is the snow [02:46.62] [02:47.38]That sweeps Glencoe [02:50.34] [02:51.20]And covers the grave O Donald [02:57.10] [02:58.62]And cruel was the foe [03:02.07] [03:02.60]That raped Glencoe [03:06.43]And murderd the house of [03:10.56]MacDonald [03:14.87]Glencoe - Carl Wilson [03:16.06]