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Innocent / Haughs O' Cromdale

from Celtic Skin by Dalriada

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lyrics

As I came in fae Auchindoun
Just a wee bit fae the toun
Tae the Hi'lands I was bound
To view the Haughs of Cromdale
I met a man in tartan trews
I spiered at him what was the news
Quo' he, "The Hi'land army rues
That e'er we came to Cromdale

"We were in bed sir every man
When the English host upon us came
A bloody battle then began
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale
The English horse they were so rude
They bathed their hoofs in Hi'land blood
But our brave clans they boldly stood
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale

"But alas! We could no longer stay
For o'er the hills we came away
Sore we did lament the day
That e’er we came to Cromdale."
Thus the great Montrose did say
"Can you direct the nearest way?
For I will o'er the hills this day
And view the Haughs of Cromdale."

"Alas my lord you're not so strong
You scarcely have two thousand men
There’s twenty-thousand on the plain
Stand rank and file on Cromdale."
Thus the great Montrose did say
“Hi’land man show me the way
For I will o'er the hills this day
And view the Haughs of Cromdale."

They were at dinner every man
When the great Montrose upon them came
A second battle then began
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale
The Grant, Mackenzie and McKay
Soon as Montrose they did espy
O then they fought most valiantly
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale

The McDonalds they returned again
The Camerons did their standard join
McIntosh played a bloody game
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale
The Gordons boldly did advance
The Frasers fought with sword and lance
The Grahams made their heads to dance
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale

The loyal Stewarts with Montrose
So boldly set upon their foes
And brought them down with Hi'land blows
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale
Of twenty-thousand Cromwell's men
Five-hundred fled to Aberdeen
The rest of them lie on the plain
Upon the Haughs of Cromdale

credits

from Celtic Skin, released July 30, 2013
recorded 1991

Innocent (composed by SORLEY)
CLARK SORLEY - drone
EILIDH SHAW - violin

The Haughs O' Cromdale (trad arr. SORLEY)
COLIN KENNEDY - vocals
CLARK SORLEY - studio instruments
ROBBIE DALE - acoustic guitar

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