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A сruel is the snow that sweeps Glen Coe
And covers the graves O'Donald
And cruel was the foe that raped Glen Coe
And murdered the house of MacDonald

They came in a blizzard, we offered them heat
A roof o'er their heads, dry shoes for their feet
We wined them, we dined them, they ate of our meat
And slept in the House of MacDonald

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They came from Fort William with murder in mind
The Campbell's had orders King William had signed
"Put all to the sword", were these words underlined
"And leave not a life called MacDonald"

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They came in the night when the men were asleep
This band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep
Like murdering foxes amongst helpless sheep
They slaughtered the House of MacDonald

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Some died in their beds at the hands of their foes
Some fled in the night and were lost in the snow
Some lived to accuse them that struck the first blow
But gone was the House of MacDonald

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