Another one from Dougie, off his 1980 Snaigow album:


King's Command
(MacLean/Stewart/Hadden/Sutherland)

I've been called to fight for royalty
For the King at his right hand
Be a martyr for my country
Spill my blood out on the land
And if I should die in battle
Then it's a noble thing I do
But if I should be a hero
Then I will return to you

The glens have been my kingdom
My only loyalty
And I would raise my sword against the lord
To protect my family
But to join an English army
And to fight for them abroad
Not for England, nor her empire
Would I ever raise my sword

I can hear the trumpets sounding
It will lead me far away
But although my soul is leaving
My heart will surely stay
And I will fight for them tomorrow
Though it be against my will
Than to see my children perish
On an English soldier's sword

(repeat 1st verse)