Oh cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe And covers the grave o' Donald And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe And murdered the house o' MacDonald Verse 1 They came through the blizzard, we offered them heat A roof o?wer their heads, dry shoes for their feet. We wined them and dined them, they ate of our meat And slept in the house O' MacDonald Chorus They came from Fort William with murder mind The Campbell's had orders, King William had signed Put all to the sword, these words underlined And leave none alive called MacDonald Chorus They came in the night when the men were asleep That band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep. Like murdering foxes, amongst helpless sheep They slaughtered the house O'MacDonald Chorus Some died in their beds at the hands of the foe Some fled in the night, and were lost in the snow. Some lived to accuse him, that struck the first blow But gone was the house of MacDonald Chorus Repeat Chorus
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