Haughs of Crumdel (2)/The Haughs Of Crumdel
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing. &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
They were at dinner every man,
When great Montrose upon them came,
And a second battle soon began
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
Sing, &c.
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
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
The M'Phersons fought like lions bold,
M'Gregors none could them control,
M'Laughlans fought like valiant souls
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
Sing, &c.
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.
Sing, &c.
The Gordons boldly did advance,
The Frazers fought with sword and lance,
The Grahams made their heads to dance
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
Sing, &c.
The royal Stewarts and Munroes,
So boldly as they faced their foes,
And brought them down by hand blows,
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
Sing, &c.
Out of twenty thousand Englishmen,
Five hundred fled to Aberdeen,
The rest of them they all lay slain
Upon the Haughs of Crumdel.
Sing, &c.
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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