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Thread #101507   Message #2049470
Posted By: Effsee
11-May-07 - 04:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Cold Glencoe
Subject: Lyr Add: COLD GLENCOE (Gerry Geoghegan)
These are the lyrics as in the insert of the CD:-
COLD GLENCOE
Lyrics by Gerry Geoghegan

The north wind blew and the snow came down
We stamped out feet on the cold hard ground
Though we were by duty pressed
We looked for shelter, we asked for rest
We knocked their door, as free men should
They gave us drink, they gave us food
They took us all in every man
We lived with them as we made our plans

CH:
Know us by our hearts, know us by our shame
Know us by the part we played in William's game

We did bide with them for many days
We raised our glass and sang their praise
They saved us from our fearful plight
But we cut them down in the dead of night
As they slept upon their beds
We stabbed their backs, we cracked their heads
Though some few did take to flight
They froze to death in the pale moonlight

Our deadly work we did with pride
The ground ran red with blood that night
As quietly we went around
And burned their houses to the ground
Sisters and their brothers cried
Children watched their mothers die
We did our worst and we did it well
We damned our immortal souls to hell

We saw our work by the light of day
Some fell to their knees and prayed
Some thought hard upon our fate
As the men that history would hate
Hear me as I speak to you, of all the evil men can do
Their is none worse that I know
Than what we did in cold Glencoe

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Hope this helps, can't help with the chords though, sorry.