Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing! "Onward," the sailors cry,
"carry the bairn that's born to be king over the sea to Skye!"
Of kies een abonnement:
Of kies een abonnement:
Of kies een abonnement:
Refr.
1.
Loud the winds cry, loud the waves roar, thunderclouds fill the air.
Baffled, our foes stand by the shore, follow, they do not dare!
Baffled, our foes stand by the shore, follow, they do not dare!
2.
Though the waves leap, so soft shall ye sleep, ocean's a royal bed.
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch o‘er your weary head.
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch o‘er your weary head.
3.
Many's the bairn, fought on that day, well the claymore did wield,
When the night came, silently laid dead in Coulodons field.
When the night came, silently laid dead in Coulodons field.
4.
Burned are their homes, exile and death scatter the loyal men.
Yet, e're the sword cool in the sheath, Charlie will come again!
Yet, e're the sword cool in the sheath, Charlie will come again!