THE REAL MCKENZIES LYRICS

"The Massacre Of Glencoe"

They came in the night
When the men were asleep
This band O' Argyles
Through snow soft and deep
Like murdering foxes
Among helpless sheep
They slaughtered the house
Of MacDonald

O Cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O Donald
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe
And murdered the house of MacDonald

They came in a blizzard
We offered them heat
A roof o'er their heads
Dry shoes for their feet
We wined them and dined them
They ate of our meat
And they slept in the house
Of MacDonald

O Cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O Donald
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe
And murdered the house of MacDonald

They came from Fort William
Wi' murder in mind
The Campbells had orders
King William had signed
Put all to the sword
These words were underlined
And leave none alive
Called MacDonald

Some died in their beds
At the hand of the foe
Some fled in the night
And were lost in the snow
Some lived to accuse him
That struck the first blow
But gone was the house
Of MacDonald

O Cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O Donald
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe
And murdered the house of MacDonald

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