Noel McLoughlin - McPherson's Lament

Song of the album "20 Best Of Scotland" by the Irish singer Noel McLoughlin.

Tracklist:

01 - The Barnyards Of Delgaty
02 - Jock Stewart
03 - Mount And Go
04 - Dainty Davy
05 - Ye Jacobites By Name
06 - The Skye Boat Song
07 - The Bonnie Ship The Diamond
08 - Lizzie Lindsay
09 - Wild Mountain Thyme
10 - Rattlin' Roarin' Willie
11 - The Bonnie Lass O Fyvie
12 - Ye Banks And Braes
13 - McPherson's Lament
14 - Farewell To Tarwathie
15 - I'm A Rover
16 - Come By The Hills
17 - Nancy Whisky
18 - The Blantyre Explosion
19 - Tramps And Hawkers
20 - Mairi's Wedding

Lyrics:

Farewell ye dungeons dark and strong, farewell, farewell to ye,
McPherson's life will ne'er belong on yonder gallows tree.

Chorus:
Sae rantingly, sae wantonly, sae dauntingly gaed he.
He played a tune as he danced around.
Below yon gallows tree.

Now some have come for to see me hang, and some to buy my fiddle.
But before that I do part with her, I'll break her through the middle.
So he took his fiddle in both of his hands, and broke it o'er a stone.
Saying "There's no other hand shall play on thee when I am dead and gone."

Oh what is death but parting breath, on many a bloody plain.
I've dared his face and in his place I scorn him yet again.
Untie these bands from off my hands, and bring to me my sword.
And there's not a man in all Scotland, but I'll brave him at a word.

The reprieve is coming o'er the break of dawn, to set McPherson free.
But they put the clock a quarter before, and hanged him from the tree.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Noel
• McLoughlin
• McPherson's
• McPherson
• lament
• scottish
• scotland
• music
• traditional

[hitthatperfectbeat]

@lou3331mig4413 Haha, well done sir.

[lou3331mig4413]

@123nosrevi Although it seems spelling is not...

Great song though, wasn't this in the film wataerloo with Rod Steiger?

[123nosrevi]

AYE SCOTS INDEPENDENCE IS NIEGH

[joschi0888]

EPIC!!!!

[ceroeck]

bravo!