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Flower Of Scotland
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%abc-2.1 X:1 T:Flower of Scotland Z:Webmaster O:Scotland C:Roy Williamson (1967) M:6/8 L:1/4 Q: 1/4=120 K:G z/2 z/2 B/2 B/2B/2A/2 |: G3/2 (D3/2 | D) G/2 G B/2 | (A3/2 A) A/2 | G A/2 (B3/2 | (B3/2) B) G/2 | w:Oh Flow-er of Scot-land, - When will we see - your like a-gain? -- That c d/2 d3/2 | G3/2 G D/2 | A A/2 A/2G/2A/2 | B c/2 B A/2 | G3/2 (D3/2 | D) B/2 c d/2 | w:fought and died for - your wee bit hill - and glen and stood ag-ainst him, - Proud Edw-ard's P:chorus d3/2(G3/2 | G) B/2 c A/2 | B3/2 (G3/2 | G) G/2 =F A/2 | (G3/2 (G3/2) |1-3 G) B/2 B/2B/2A/2 :|4 G) z/2 z3/2 :| w:ar-my, - and sent him home-ward, - tae think a-gain. -- The hills - are % W:1 W:Oh Flower of Scotland, W:When will we see your like again? W:That fought and died for W:Your wee bit hill and glen. W: W:ch W:And stood against them, W:Proud Edward's army, W:And sent him homewards, W:Tae think again. W: W:2 W:The hills are bare now, W:And autumn leaves lie thick and still W:O'er land that is lost now, W:Although so dearly held. W: W:3 W:Those days are passed now, W:And in the past they must remain, W:But we can still rise now, W:And be the nation again.
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Song Note
Song by
Roy Williamson
Country of origin:
Scotland
Folk song references:
Roud-25909
Song to be found in the following collection(s):
Songs From Hazzards Huzzah