The Corries - Macphersons rant
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MacPhersons Rant
Capo on 4th fret at key of G
FareGwell ye dungeons dark and stDrong,
ThiGs wretches desCtiny,
MacGPhersons time will naeD be lang,
OnEm yonder gaCllow's Dtree
Short pause…
It wGas by a woman's treachoroDus hands,
That GI was condemned toC dee,
She Gstood upon a wDindae ledge,
and aEm blanket Cthrew o'erD me
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Sae rGantingly, sae Dwantonly, And saeG dauntingly gaedC he,
He Gplayed a tune and he Ddanced aroun’ , EmBelow thCe gallowD's tree
3.
Oh Gwhat is death, but paDrting breath
On Gmony a bloody pClain
I've Gdaur'd his face, and Din his place
I sEmcorn him Cyet agDain
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Sae rGantingly, sae Dwantonly, And saeG dauntingly gaedC he,
He Gplayed a tune and he Ddanced aroun’ , EmBelow thCe gallowD's tree
4.
I have Glived a life, o' straugDht and strife
I Gdie by treacChery
It Gburns my heart, that I Dmust depart
An Emno aCvenged Dbe
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Sae rGantingly, sae Dwantonly, And saeG dauntingly gaedC he,
He Gplayed a tune and he Ddanced aroun’ , EmBelow thCe gallowD's tree
5.
So Gtak these bands fae aff Dmy hands
An??G? Gae to me myC sword
There'Gs nae a man in aD' Scotland
But I'll Embrave him Cat a wDord
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Sae rGantingly, sae Dwantonly, And saeG dauntingly gaedC he,
He Gplayed a tune and he Ddanced aroun’ , EmBelow thCe gallowD's tree
6.
Now farGewell light, thou suDnshine bright
And Gall beneath theC sky
May Gcoward shame, disDtain his name
The Emwretch that Cdare not Ddie
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Sae rGantingly, sae Dwantonly, And saeG dauntingly gaedC he,
He Gplayed a tune and he Ddanced aroun’ , EmBelow thCe gallowD's tree