[ Предположительная тональность: C ] [Verse] C F C F As I cam' in by Dunideer and doon by Nether Ha' C F Am There were fifty thoosand' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F As I gaed on an' farther on and doon an' by Balquhain C F Am Oh it's there I saw Sir James the Rose and wi' him John the Graeme [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F "It's cam' ye fae the Heilan's man, cam' ye a' the wye? C F Am Saw ye MacDonald and his men as they cam' in fae Skye?" [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F "It's I was near and near eneuch that I their numbers saw C F Am There was fifty thoosan' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw" [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F "Gin that be true," says James the Rose, "We'll no cam' muckle speed C F Am We'll cry upon wir merry men and turn wir horse's heid" [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F "Oh na, o' na," says John the Graeme, "This thing will nivver be C F Am The gallant Graemes wis nivver beat, we'll try fit we can dae" [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F Well, as I gaed on an' further on an' doon an' by Harlaw C F Am There fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F There fell fu' close on ilka side sic straiks ye nivver saw C F Am An' ilka sword gaed clash for clash at the Battle of Harlaw [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F The Heilan' men wi' their lang swords, they laid on us fu' sair C F Am And they drave back wir merry men three acres breadth and mair [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F An' Forbes tae his brither did say, "Noo brither, can't ye see C F Am They've beaten us back on ilka side and we'll be forced tae flee" [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F "Oh na, na, my brither bold, this thing will nivver be C F Am Ye'll tak yer guid sword in yer haun', ye'll gang in wi' me" [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F Well, it's back tae back the brithers bold gaed in amangst the thrang C F Am And they drave back the heilan' men wi' swords baith sharp and lang [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F An' the firstan stroke that Forbes struck, he gart MacDonald reel C F Am An' the neistan straik that Forbes struck, the brave MacDonald fell [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F An siccan a ptlairchie o' the likes ye nivver saw C F Am As wis amangst the Heilan' men fan they saw MacDonald fa' [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F Some rade, some ran and some did gang, they were o' sma' record C F Am For Forbes and his merry men, they slew them on the road [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F O' fifty thoosan' Heilan' men, but fifty-three gaed hame C F Am And oot o' a' the Lawlan' men, fifty marched wi' Graeme [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey [Verse] C F C F Gin onybody spier at ye for them that marched awa' C F Am Ye can tell them plain and very plain they're sleepin' at Harlaw [Chorus] F Wi' a durum a drue an a dree an a drum G C Durum a drue drum drey