This song was written by Andy M. Stewart of Silly Wizard, in the late 1970's. Maryrrf - The "Woods of Germany" is correct, that verse is the only peice of lyrics that appear on the cover of "So Many Partings." "This is a lament for the glens of Scotland, seen through the eyes of a man standing in a ruined croft" I think Malcolm is spot on, Andy has gone for emotion at the expense of facts, and in this case many of the historical facts are wrong. Only a hunch but I wonder if Andy wrote this after seeing John McGrath's play "The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black Black Oil", which featured both the "Clearances" and Victoria's attitude to Scotland, and ran the two together. love, john
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