A Croft In Clachan

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With the Campbell?s and McDonalds,
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 it was in their blood to fight
With each passing generation it 
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became a mans birthright
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But they always had a common enemy
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Never would the English crown take 
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Scottish independency

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Oh the battles rage in Glasgow and
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 majestic Edinburgh
And they came with war machines and 
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in the highlands shots were heard
Then the people rose in union and 
      D
the forces moved as one
And the Clans all joined together to
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 see English on the run

[Chorus]
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And in a tiny croft in Clachan sat 
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a mother, Peg Mac Dunn
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And she sewed the cords together 
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for her 16 year old son
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And she cried as he was leaving, 
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don?t forget to keep you warm
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And come you back to Clachan when 
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the English are all done

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Now Rob Mac Dunn was ready as he 
 D
left the croft behind
And he joined the highland pipe 
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brigade with one thing on his mind
That to keep his home and freedom he
       D
 must face it like a man
So he marched in common union with 
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his musket in his hand

[Chorus]
            C                      
And he met the hill of battle in 
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the highlands and the low
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And the reason for the fighting 
                        G
long within his blood to know
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In the middle of the rumble he was 
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forward gaining ground
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And the bagpipes still were playing
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 as the dead lay all around

Then he moved in no direction till 
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he faced the winds of North
And he boldly climbed the highlands,
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 further from the Firth of Forth
Then one freezing, blowing morning, 
         D
came the cry of Peg Mac Dunn
Back to my croft in Clachan God has 
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sent me home my son
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And in another croft in Clachan 
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cross the way from the Mac Dunn
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With her face against the window 
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sat a young girl, tired and worn
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And she smiled a secret knowing as 
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she breathed a prayer alone
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I thank thee Lord for bringing Rob 
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Mac Dunn back safely home

[Solo]
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Back to the croft in Clachan, he 
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returned to peace again
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He had gone a boy of 16, but he 
             G
came back as a man.