The Corries - Bannockburn

In^G 1314, the twenty-^Cfourth of June, Ki^Dng Eddie says "We're ready now to s^Gteal the stone of Scone". He^G brought his biggest army but he ha^Cd backed a deuce, at^D Bannockburn he found that he was u^Gp against the Bruce.

W^Gell, we raised our pipes and the English kept a-coming, but they werena quite so happy w^Dhen we gie'd the p^Gipes a blaw, s^Gtruck once more, they began a-running, ready, steady, Eddie, go, i^Dt's time to sho^Got the craw.

W^Gell, we had a bowl of porridge and a^C wee bit pinch of salt, w^De had a dram of whisky and it was t^Ghe finest malt. W^Ge each wore a tammy and we wore th^Ce philibegs, E^Dddie was in terror when he seen ^Gthe hairy legs.

W^Gell, we raised our pipes and the English kept a-coming, but they werena quite so happy w^Dhen we gie'd the p^Gipes a blaw, s^Gtruck once more, they began a-running, ready, steady, Eddie, go, i^Dt's time to sho^Got the craw.

No^Gw poor King Edward, ne^Carly had a fit, wh^Den he seen his cavalry^G falling doon a pit. hi^Gs men looked up from t^Che trap that Bruce had built, an^Dd they were shocked to fin^Gd what was worn beneath the kilt.

W^Gell, we raised our pipes and the English kept a-coming, but they werena quite so happy w^Dhen we gie'd the p^Gipes a blaw, s^Gtruck once more, they began a-running, ready, steady, Eddie, go, i^Dt's time to sho^Got the craw.

He ^Gsent for his archers, a ^Cgroup of country folk, th^Dey erred and they purred, ^Gwhat a funny way they spoke, wi^Gth those archers Eddi^Ce had a go, bu^Dt they were as effective a^Gs the ones on radio.

W^Gell, we raised our pipes and the English kept a-coming, but they werena quite so happy w^Dhen we gie'd the p^Gipes a blaw, s^Gtruck once more, they began a-running, ready, steady, Eddie, go, i^Dt's time to sho^Got the craw.

On ^Gthe fastest horse that you ^Chave ever saw, Kin^Dg Eddie went a-racing o'er t^Ghe Border and awa, he^G was fond of Scotland, but he^C never did return, he^D didn't like the welcome that ^Ghe got at Bannockburn.

W^Gell, we raised our pipes and the English kept a-coming, but they werena quite so happy w^Dhen we gie'd the p^Gipes a blaw, s^Gtruck once more, they began a-running, ready, steady, Eddie, go, i^Dt's time to sho^Got the craw.