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[Intro] C G C G C Am C G C F G [Verse]
"FareCweel, ye dungeons Gdark and strang FareCweel, fareweel", said Amhe "MacCPherson's time will Gno' be lang AClow the Fgallows Gtree"
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree
[Verse]
"It was Cby a woman's Gtreacherous hand That CI was condemned tae Amdee ACboon a ledge at a Gwindae she stood And a Cblanket she Fthrew o'er Gme"
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree
[Verse]
"UnCtie these bands frae Gaff o' my hands And Cgie tae me my Amsword There's Cno a man in Ga' Scotland But I'll Cbrave him Fat his Gword"
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree
[Verse]
"Well, there's Csome come here tae Gsee me hang And Csome tae buy my Amfiddle But aCfore that I dae Gpart wi' her I'd Cbrak' her Fthrough the Gmiddle"
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree
[Verse]
Well, he Ctook his fiddle into Gboth of his hands And he Cbrak' it o'er a Amstane Said, "CNae ither hands shall Gplay on thee When CI am Fdeid and Ggane"
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree
[Verse]
"Och, Clittle did my Gmother think When Cfirst she cradled Amme That CI would turn a Groving boy And Cdie on the Fgallows Gtree"
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree
[Verse]
The reCprieve it was coming o'er the GBrig o' Banff Tae Cset MacPherson Amfree But they Cput the knock tae Gquarter past four And they Changed him Ftae the Gtree
[Chorus]
Sae Crantingly, sae Gwantonly Sae Cdauntingly gaed Amhe He Cplayed a tune and he Gdanced it aroon' AClow the Fgallows Gtree