Collection of Irish Song Lyrics
Glencoe
CHORUS
Oh 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 o' MacDonald
They came through the blizzard,
we offered them heat
A roof ower their heads,
dry shoes for their feet
We wined them and dined them,
they ate o' our meat
And slept in the house O' MacDonald
They came from Fort William
with murder mind
The Campbell had orders,
King William had signed
Pit all tae the sword,
these words underlined
And leave none alive called MacDonald
They came in the night when the men were asleep T
hat band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep.
Like murdering foxes, among helpless sheep
They slaughtered the house o' MacDonald
Some died in their beds at the hands of the foe
Some fled in the night, were lost in the snow.
Some lived to accuse him,
what struck the first blow
But gone was the house of MacDonald
