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As I cam' in by Dunideer and doon by Nether Ha'

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There were fifty thoosand' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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As I gaed on an' farther on and doon an' by Balquhain

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Oh, it's there I saw Sir James the Rose and wi' him John the Graeme

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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"It's cam' ye fae the Heilan's man, cam' ye a' the wey?

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Saw ye MacDonald and his men as they cam' in fae Skye?"

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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"It's I was near and near eneuch that I their numbers saw

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There was fifty thoosan' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw"

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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"Gin that be true," says James the Rose, "We'll no cam' muckle speed

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We'll cry upon wir merry men and turn wir horse's heid"

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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"Oh na, o' na," says John the Graeme, "This thing will nivver be

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The gallant Graemes wis nivver beat, we'll try fit we can dae"

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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Well, as I gaed on an' Gfurther on an' Ddoon an' by HarGlaw There Dfell fu' close on Gilka Aside sic Bmstraiks ye nivver saw Wi' a Ddiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Gdiddy aye Ao' aye Dyay
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There fell fu' close on Gilka side sic Dstraiks ye nivver Gsaw An' Dilka sword gaed Gclash for Aclash at the BmBattle of Harlaw Wi' a Ddiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Gdiddy aye Ao' aye Dyay
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The Heilan' men wi' Gtheir lang swords, they Dlaid on us fu' Gsair And Dthey drave back wir Gmerry Amen, three Bmacres breadth and mair Wi' a Ddiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Gdiddy aye Ao' aye Dyay
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An' Forbes tae his Gbrither did say, "Noo Dbrither, can't ye Gsee They've Dbeaten us back on Gilka Aside and Bmwe'll be forced tae flee" Wi' a Ddiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Gdiddy aye Ao' aye Dyay
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"Oh na, na, my Gbrither bold, this Dthing will nivver Gbe Ye'll Dtak yer guid sword Gin yer Ahaun', Bmye'll gang in wi' me" Wi' a Ddiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Gdiddy aye Ao' aye Dyay
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Well, it's back tae back the Cbrithers bold gaed Gin amangst the Cthrang And Gthey drave back the Cheilan' Dmen wi' their Emswords baith sharp and lang Wi' a Gdiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Cdiddy aye Do' aye Gyay
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An' the firstan stroke that CForbes struck, he Ggart MacDonald Creel An' the Gneistan straik that CForbes Dstruck, the Embrave MacDonald fell Wi' a Gdiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Cdiddy aye Do' aye Gyay
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An siccan a ptClairchie o' the Glikes ye nivver Csaw As Gwis amangst the CHeilan' menD an' they Emsaw MacDonald fa' Wi' a Gdiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Cdiddy aye Do' aye Gyay
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Some rade, some ran and Csome did gang, they Gwere o' sma' reCcord For GForbes and his Cmerry Dmen, they Emslew them on the road Wi' a Gdiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Cdiddy aye Do' aye Gyay
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O' fifty thoosan' CHeilan' men, but Gfifty-three gaed Chame And Goot o' a' the CLawlan' Dmen, Emfifty marched wi' Graeme Wi' a Gdiddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a Cdiddy aye Do' aye Gyay
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Gin onybody

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spier at ye for them that marched awa'

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Ye can tell them plain and very plain they're sleepin' at Harlaw

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Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe and a diddy aye o' aye yay
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