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MacPherson’s Rant
[Verse 1]
GFare ye weel ye dark and lDonely hills,
GFar away bCeneath the sDky.
GMacpherson's time will Dno be long
Con yonder gaGllows tDree.
[Chorus]
GSae rantinly, saDe wantonly,
GSae dantinly gaed Che.
GHe played a tune, an' he Ddanced it aroon
Cin a blow the gGallows trDee
[Verse 2]
It wGas by a woman's Dtreacherous haun,
That GI was coCndemned tae dDee.
GUpon a ledge on a wiDndow she stood,
CAnd a blanket she tGhrew owDer me.
[Chorus]
GSae rantinly, saDe wantonly,
GSae dantinly gaed Che.
GHe played a tune, an' he Ddanced it aroon
Cin a blow the gGallows trDee
[Verse 3]
For theGre's some come here taDe see me die,
An' sGome tae Cbuy my fiDddle
GBut before that I do paDrt wi' her,
IC'll break her tGhrough the miDddle
[Chorus]
GSae rantinly, saDe wantonly,
GSae dantinly gaed Che.
GHe played a tune, an' he Ddanced it aroon
Cin a blow the gGallows trDee
[Verse 4]
He tGook his fiddle in tDae both o' his hands
An Ghe break it oCwer a staDne.
GSays no anither shall plDay on thee,
WChen I am dGead an' gDone.
[Chorus]
GSae rantinly, saDe wantonly,
GSae dantinly gaed Che.
GHe played a tune, an' he Ddanced it aroon
Cin a blow the gGallows trDee
[Verse 5]
The repGrieve was comin' oweDr the Brig o' Banff,
TaGe set MacCpherson fDree.
BGut they pit the nock a qDuarter to four
CAn they hangGed him tae the Dtree.
[Chorus]
GSae rantinly, saDe wantonly,
GSae dantinly gaed Che.
GHe played a tune, an' he Ddanced it aroon
Cin a blow the gGallows trDee

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Macphersons Rant

by Hamish Imlach

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MacPherson’s Rant

[Verse 1]

G D

Fare ye weel ye dark and lonely hills,

G C D

Far away beneath the sky.

G D

Macpherson's time will no be long

C G D

on yonder gallows tree.

[Chorus]

G D

Sae rantinly, sae wantonly,

G C

Sae dantinly gaed he.

G D

He played a tune, an' he danced it aroon

C G D

in a blow the gallows tree

[Verse 2]

G D

It was by a woman's treacherous haun,

G C D

That I was condemned tae dee.

G D

Upon a ledge on a window she stood,

C G D

And a blanket she threw ower me.

[Chorus]

G D

Sae rantinly, sae wantonly,

G C

Sae dantinly gaed he.

G D

He played a tune, an' he danced it aroon

C G D

in a blow the gallows tree

[Verse 3]

G D

For there's some come here tae see me die,

G C D

An' some tae buy my fiddle

G D

But before that I do part wi' her,

C G D

I'll break her through the middle

[Chorus]

G D

Sae rantinly, sae wantonly,

G C

Sae dantinly gaed he.

G D

He played a tune, an' he danced it aroon

C G D

in a blow the gallows tree

[Verse 4]

G D

He took his fiddle in tae both o' his hands

G C D

An he break it ower a stane.

G D

Says no anither shall play on thee,

C G D

When I am dead an' gone.

[Chorus]

G D

Sae rantinly, sae wantonly,

G C

Sae dantinly gaed he.

G D

He played a tune, an' he danced it aroon

C G D

in a blow the gallows tree

[Verse 5]

G D

The reprieve was comin' ower the Brig o' Banff,

G C D

Tae set Macpherson free.

G D

But they pit the nock a quarter to four

C G D

An they hanged him tae the tree.

[Chorus]

G D

Sae rantinly, sae wantonly,

G C

Sae dantinly gaed he.

G D

He played a tune, an' he danced it aroon

C G D

in a blow the gallows tree

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