The Chase

Lyrics

[ENSEMBLE, spoken, variously] Harry, Harry Harry Beaton Come back, Harry [ENSEMBLE] Harry Beaton Harry Beaton Run and get him (Get him) Run and get him (Get him) Run, ye men, or ye will never see another mornin' Go and stop him (Stop him) Go and stop him (Stop him) Run, ye Highland men, or ye won't ken another day [ENSEMBLE, spoken, variously] Harry Harry, come back Harry [ANGUS] Beaton sure came this way And we cannot be too far behind him, laddie Ye, there, head for the brae Keep your eyes ope' or ye will not find him, laddie [STUART] I'll go down to the creek And, by God, if I see him I'll throw him in it [ANGUS] Search the hill to the peak Find him, lads, or tomorrow will never, never come [ENSEMBLE] Run and get him (Get him) Run and get him (Get him) Run and get him now or ye won't plough another meadow Go and stop him (Stop him) Go and stop him (Stop him) Run, ye Highland men, or ye won't ken another day [TOMMY, spoken] You go right and I'll go left He can't be too far from here [TOMMY] If he comes into sight Hold him fast, many lives are depending on it This must not end tonight They must know that tomorrow is really gonna come [MAN 1, spoken] Harry! [MAN 1] Lads, say a prayer, I'm afraid Harry Beaton is dead Looks like he fell on a rock and it crushed in his head [ANGUS] Nobody wanted for Harry to be smitten down [MAN 2] All that we wished was to keep him from leavin' the town [MAN 3] Look ye, I understand There's no sense for us all to be sad about it This was clear God's own hand And we all should be grateful and glad about it [STUART] Though it may be very true what the lad here has said Don't tell the rest till tomorrow that Beaton is dead They'll find he's dead tomorrow Tell them all is right There should be no more sorrow On this wedding night [ENSEMBLE, spoken] Aye [ENSEMBLE] Thanks to heaven Thanks to heaven Thank the powers that be ye all will see another mornin' Thanks to heaven Thanks to heaven [TOMMY] Thank and thank again, they'll see another day