LIBERTY

(George Weir & Roy Williamson)

By the cross our Andrew bore,
By the sword our William wore,
By the crown, our Robert swore
To win our liberty
Call the Falcon frae the glen,
Call the Eagle frae the pen,
Call the Lion frae his den,
To win our liberty

By the man whose faith was old,
By the man they sold for gold,
By the man they'll never hold,
To win our liberty
Call the thieves of Liddesdale,
Call the spears of Annandale,
Call the brave of Yarrow Vale,
To win our liberty

By the arm that bends the bow,
By the arm that plies the plough,
By the arm that lays them low,
To win our liberty
Call the banners frae the west,
Call the raven frae his nest,
Call the clans that dance the best,
To win our liberty

By the fields that once were green,
By the shields in silver sheen,
By the sword in battle keen,
To win our liberty
Bless the man whose faith we hold,
Bless the man in chains they sold
Bless the man in cloth of gold
Who won our liberty
Bless the man whose faith we hold,
Bless the man in chains they sold
Bless the man in cloth of gold
Who won our liberty

The album notes give the following information:

Scotland's patron saint, St Andrew, The Falcon, is the first hero.
The Eagle, William Wallace, sold for gold, fought against Edward I and finally had his head fixed to a pike on London Bridge in 1305.
Robert Bruce was crowned King of Scotland in Scone churchyard in 1306: he is the Lion the English never held, who won Scottish independence by beating Edward II's armies at the Battle of Bannock Burn in 1314.

MIDI file: LIBERTY.MID

Timebase: 480

Tempo: 160 (375000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: C
TimeSig: 4/4 48 8
Name: Liberty
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X: 13
T:Liberty
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=160
K:C
G3A |G2F2|E2D2|C4|
G3A |G2E2|F3E |D4|
C3D |E3 G|Gc3 |A4-|A3G|
G3A |A3 B|B4- |B4|
c3B |c2G2|A3G |G4|
c3B |c2G2|F3E |D4|
C3D |EG3 |Gc3 |A4-|A3G|
G3E |D3 C|C4- |C4 ||

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