Lyrics

Oh cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe And covers the grave o' Donald And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe And murdered the house o' MacDonald (chorus) They came through the blizzard, we offered them heat A roof ower their heads, dry shoes for their feet We wined them and dined them, they ate o' our meat And slept in the house O' MacDonald (chorus) They came from Fort William with murder mind The Campbell had orders, King William had signed Pit all tae the sword, these words underlined And leave none alive called MacDonald (chorus) They came in the night when the men were asleep That band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep Like murdering foxes, among helpless sheep They slaughtered the house o' MacDonald (chorus) Some died in their beds at the hands of the foe Some fled in the night, were lost in the snow Some lived to accuse him, what struck the first blow But gone was the house of MacDonald (chorus x2)