Ballad Of Glencoe-Ronnie Ross

[ti:Ballad Of Glencoe] [ar:Ronnie Ross] [al:Memories Of Scotland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ballad Of Glencoe - Ronnie Ross [00:10.56]O cruel is the snow [00:13.05]That sweeps glencoe [00:15.67]And covers the grave o Donald [00:19.52] [00:20.76]O cruel was the foe [00:23.36]That raped glencoe [00:26.09]And murderd the house of [00:28.43]MacDonald [00:30.06] [00:31.15]They came from fort william [00:33.71]Wi' murder in mind [00:35.84] [00:36.36]The campbells had orders [00:38.83]King william had signed [00:41.02] [00:41.63]Put all to the sword [00:43.80]These words were underlined [00:46.71]And leave none alive called [00:48.99]MacDonald [00:50.15] [00:51.60]O cruel is the snow [00:54.19]That sweeps glencoe [00:57.13]Covers the grave o donald [01:00.67] [01:01.93]O cruel was the foe [01:04.47]That raped glencoe [01:07.06]And murderd the house of [01:09.63]MacDonald [01:10.89] [01:12.31]They came in a blizzard [01:14.10] [01:14.91]We offered them heat [01:16.87] [01:17.53]A roof o'er their heads [01:19.23] [01:19.83]Dry shoes for their feet [01:21.78] [01:22.72]We wined them and dined them [01:25.30]They ate of our meat [01:27.57]And they slept in the house of [01:30.17]MacDonald [01:31.53] [01:32.80]O cruel is the snow [01:35.34]That sweeps glencoe [01:38.27]Covers the grave o donald [01:42.03] [01:43.09]O cruel was the foe [01:45.57]That raped glencoe [01:48.41]And murderd the house of [01:50.72]MacDonald [01:52.34] [01:53.43]They came in the night [01:55.14] [01:55.85]When the men were asleep [01:57.43] [01:58.57]This band o' argyles [02:01.06]Through snow soft and deep [02:03.21] [02:03.75]Like murdering foxes [02:05.87] [02:06.47]Among helpless sheep [02:07.98] [02:08.87]They slaughtered the house of [02:11.32]MacDonald [02:12.98] [02:13.85]O cruel is the snow [02:16.46]That sweeps glencoe [02:19.04]And covers the grave o donald [02:23.26] [02:24.17]O cruel was the foe [02:26.69]That raped glencoe [02:29.56]And murderd the house of [02:31.90]MacDonald [02:33.63] [02:55.03]Some died in their beds [02:57.57]At the hand of the foe [03:00.16]Some fled in the night [03:02.24] [03:02.75]And were lost in the snow [03:05.40]Some lived to accuse him [03:07.34] [03:08.07]Who struck the first blow [03:10.59]But gone was the house of [03:13.00]MacDonald [03:14.57] [03:15.63]O cruel is the snow [03:18.23]That sweeps glencoe [03:20.76]And covers the grave o donald [03:24.84] [03:25.88]O cruel was the foe [03:28.45]That raped glencoe [03:31.15]And murderd the house of [03:33.56]MacDonald [03:35.25] [03:36.19]And murderd the house of [03:38.73]MacDonald