Wild Thistles - Jacobite Rebellion

Braes o' Killiecrankie

( Trad )

Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad!

Whaur hae ye been sae brankie, O!

Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad!

Came ye by Killiecrankie, O!

( Chorus )

An' ye had been whaur I hae been,

Ye wad na been sae cantie, O,

An' ye had seen what I had 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.

( Chorus )

The bauld Pitcur fell in a furr,

And Clavers gat a clankie, O,

Or I had fed an Athol gled,

On the braes o' Killiecrankie, O.

( Chorus )

Oh, fie, MacKay! what gart ye lie,

In the bush ayont the brankie, O:

Ye'd better kiss'd King Wullie's loof,

Than come to Killiecrankie, O.

( Final Chorus )

It's nae shame, it's nae shame,

It's nae shame tae shank ye, O:

There's sour slaes on Athol braes,

And the deils at Killiecrankie, O.

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Jacobite Rebellion
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