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THE HAUGHS OF CRUMDEL.
As I came in by Auchendown,
A very wee bit frae tho town,
Unto the Highlands I was bound,
To view the Haughs of Crumdel.
CHORUS.
Sing tanteradel, tanteradel,
Unto the Highlands I was bound,
To view the Haughs of Crumdel.
I met a man in tartan trews,
I spier'd at him what was tho news,
Says he, the Highland army rues
That e'er they came to Crumdel.
Lord Livingston rode from Inverness,
Our Highland lads for to distress;
And has put us a' in a sad mess,
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
The English General he did say,
We'll give the Highland lads fair play;
We'll sound our trumpets, and give huzza,
And waken them at Crumdel.
Says Livingston, I hold it best
To catch them lurking in their nest;
The Highlaud lads we will distress,
And hough them down at Crumdel.
So they were in their beds, sir, every one,
When the English army on them came,
And a bloody battle soon began,
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
The English horse they were so rude,
They bath'd their hoofs in Highland blood,
Our noble clans they firmly stood,
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
But our noble clans they could not stay,
Out over the hills they ran away,
And sore they do lament the day
That ever they came to Crumdel.
Says great Montrose, I must not stay,
Wilt thou direct the nearest way,
Over the hills I'll go this day,
And see the Haughs of Crumdel.
Alas my lord, you are not strong,
You have scarcely got two thousand men,
There's twenty thousand on the plain,
Lies rank and file in Crumdel.
Says great Montrose, I will not stay,
So direct me to the nearest way,
For over the hills I'll go this day,
And see the Haughs of Crumdel.
They were at dinner every man,
When great Montrose upon them came,
And a second battle soon began
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
The Grants, M'Kenzies, and M'Kay,
As soon as Montrose they did espy,
Thoy stood and fought most manfully,
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel
The M'Donalds they return'd again,
The Camerons did their standard join,
M'Intoshes play'd a bonny game
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
The M'Phersons fought like lions bold,
M'Gregors none could them control,
M'Laughlans fought like valiant souls
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
M'Leans, M'Dougels, and M'Neil,
So boldly as they took the field,
And made their enemies to yield
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
The Gordons boldly did advance,
The Frazers fought with sword and lance,
The Grahams made their heads to dance
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
The royal Stewarts and Munroes,
So boldly as they faced their foes,
And brought them down by hand blows,
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
Out of twenty thousand Englishmen,
Five hundred fled to Aberdeen,
The rest of them they all lay slain
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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