Is there for honest poverty That hings his head, an' a' that? The coward slave, we pass him by - We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, an' a' that! Our toil...

Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame, Fareweel our ancient glory! Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name. Sae famed in martial story! Now Sark rins over Salway sands, A...

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever! Ae farewell, and then forever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. Who shall s...

Maxwellton braes are bonnie, Where early fa's the dew, And 'twas there that Annie Laurie Gave me her promise true. Gave me her promise true, Which ne'er forgot ...

Oh, the year was 1778, ( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!") A letter of mark came from the King To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen. (CHORUS) God damn th...

THE BATTLE OF PRESTONPANS Roy Williamson / Trad General Cope led frae behind to keep his men in order When the English ran he was in the van and first across t...

Tae the Lords o' convention ‘twas Claverhouse spoke E'er the King's Crown go down there are crowns to be broke So each caviler who loves honor and me Let him fo...

Ca' the ewes to the Knowes, Ca' the whare the heather grows, Ca' them whare the burnie rows, My bonie dearie As I gaed down the water-side There I met my sheph...

Cam' ye by Athol, lad wi' the philabeg, Down by the Tummel, or banks of the Garry? Saw ye the lads, wi' their bonnets an' white cockades, Leaving their mountain...

Farewell to pleasant Dilston, My father's ancient seat, A stranger must now call thee his, Which gars my heart to greet; Farewell each friendly well known face ...

Oh, would I were where Helen lies For night and day on me she cries Oh, would I were where Helen lies On fair Kirkconnel lea Oh, Helen fair, beyond compare I'l...

Oh that I could hear the birds again In the fields of Ardmorn Where the sun lies over Scullom(?) voe And the mist silent all around. Oh that I ccould see the b...

I once loved a lass I loved her sae weel I hated all others who spoke of her ill But now she's rewarded me well for my love For she's gone to be wed to another ...

I will go, I will go When the fighting is over To the land of McLeod That I left to be a soldier I will go, I will go When the fighting is over To the land of M...

Why weep ye by the tide, lady Why weep ye by the tide? I'll wed ye to my youngest son And you will be his bride And you will be his bride, lady Sae comely to be...

I bought a wife in Edinburgh for a bawbee. I got a farthing back again tae buy tobacco wi'. Chorus And wi' you and wi' you and wi' 'you Johnny Lad. I'll dance ...

There was Johnny McEldoo and McGhee and me, and a couple or two or three went on a spree one day We had a bob or two which we knew how to blew, and the beer and...

Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad? Whaur hae ye been sae brankie-o? Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad? Cam' ye by Killiecrankie-o? An' ye had been whaur I hae been...

For ye've feather beds an carpet rooms - Could ye no pit doon a wee German lairdie? For a better Prince sure than ever he was Lay amangst the heather wi the kil...

LA DE DA DE DUM On the 17th of March in La de da de da A son was born to Mrs La De Dum He had two arms, two legs, a mouth and nose and ears And the usual La de...

Notes: This song is often played jauntily and used as a representatively Scottish tune particularly in films and computer games (Lemmings 2 for example) It dese...

Lock the door Lariston Lion O' Liddesdale Lock the door Lariston Lowther comes on The Armstrongs are flyin' The widows are cryin' Castletown is burnin' and Oliv...

Farewell ye dungeons dark and strong, Farewell, farewell tae thee, MacPhersons time will no be lang, On yonder gallow's tree It was by a woman's treachorous ha...

Chorus: Hill you ho, boys; let her go, boys; Bring her round, now all together. Hill you ho, boys; let her go boys, Sailing home, home to Mingulay. What care w...

As I went doon to Strichen toon, I heard a fair maid mourning, And she was making sair complaint For her true love ne'er returning. So fare ye weel, ye Mormond...

The first time it was fathers, The last time it was sons In between your husbands Marched away with drums and guns. But you never thought to question. You just ...

Lock the door Lariston Lion O' Liddesdale Lock the door Lariston Lowther comes on The Armstrongs are flyin' The widows are cryin' Castletown is burnin' and Oliv...

My brother bill is a fireman bold; He puts out fires He's only twenty-four years old; He puts out fires He went to fight a fire one night When somebody shoute...

O Peggy Gordon, You are my darling Come sit you down upon my knee And tell to me the very reason Why I am slighted so by thee I am so in love that I can't deny...

By myself I'd be in Árdaí Chuain Where the mountains stand away Oh 'tis there I'd let the Sundays go In the Cuckoo's Lair abower the bay Agus och, och Éire 'li...

Scots what ha'e wi' Wallace bled(who have with) Scots wham Bruce has aften led(whom Bruce has often) Welcome tae yer gory bed Or to victory Now's the day and n...

My brother bill is a fireman bold; He puts out fires He's only twenty-four years old; He puts out fires He went to fight a fire one night When somebody shoute...

Sound the pibroch loud and high Frae John o' Groats tae Isle o' Skye Let every clan their slogan cry Rise and follow Charlie Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham ...

Doon by Stirling Brig, the Wallace lay in hiding As the Englishmen, frae the south came riding Loud the river Forth, between them baith was gurling Gurling oot ...

Well, I've been a Sunday driver noo for many's a happy year And I've never had my Morris Minor oot o' second gear I can drive at 15 miles an hour on motorway or...

He was a fine upstanding bantam-cock So brisk, and stiff, and spry... With a springy step, and a jaunty plume, And a purposeful look in his eye In his little bl...

There was a man sae dark and true wha Scotland loo'ed sae dear There was a king wha lang will rue the Scots wha flayed him sair Gan cry the hounds o' Douglasval...

Oh where, tell me where, has your Highland laddie gone? Oh where, tell me where, has your Highland laddie gone? He's gone wi' streaming banners where noble deed...

There once was a troop of Irish dragoons Come marching down thru Fyfie, O And the captain feel in love with a very bonnie lass And the name she was called was p...

The Diamond is a ship, my lads For the Davis Strait we're bound The quay it is all garnished With bonnie lasses 'round Captain Thompson gives the order To sail ...

Dear Sir I Write This Note To You To Tell You Of My Plight For At The Time Of Writing It I'm Not A Pretty Sight My Body Is All Black And Blue, My Face A Deathly...

The October winds lament Around the Castle of Dromore, Yet peace is in its lofty halls, My loving treasure store. Though autumn leaves may droop and die A bud o...

Oh Flower of Scotland When will we see your like again That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen And stood against him Proud Edward's army And sent...

Well its of a gentleman soldier As sentry he did stand He saluted the fair maiden With a waiving of his hand So boldly then kissed her And passed it off as a jo...

Well how do you do, young Willie McBride, Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while 'neath the warm summer sun I've been working all...

As I come in by Auchindoun, Just a wee bit frae the toun, To the Hi'lands I was bound To view the Haughs of Cromdale. I met a man in tartan trews, Spiered at hi...

Red is the rose that blooms sae braw Where yorlins sing sae clearly, Grey is the cross that's shorn in twa', Where yince we loo'ed sae dearly. Dark the poor (m...

There are twa bonnie maidens, and three bonnie maidens Come owre the Minch, come owre the main With the wind for their way and the corry for their hame They are...

At the age of nineteen, I was digging the land With me brogues on me feet and me spade in me hand. Well says I to meself, 'What a pity to see Such a fine Kerry ...

Now it fell about the Lammas tide, When the muir-men win their hay, The doughty Douglas bound him ride Into England, to drive a prey He chose the Gordons and t...

The news from Moidart cam yestreen, Will soon gar mony ferlie For ships o' war hae just come in, And landed royal Chairlie. Chorus: Come through the heather, a...

I'll sing you my October song There is no song before it The words and tune are not my own My joy and sorrow bore it Beside the sea the brambly brier In the st...

Cauld winter was howlin' o'er moor and o'er mountain Wild was the surge on the dark rolling sea, When I met about daybreak a bonnie young lassie, Wha asked me t...

(chorus) Come now gather now, here where the flowers grow White is the blossom as the snow on the ben Hear now, freedom's call, we'll make a solemn vow Now by t...

Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing Onward the sailors cry Carry the lad that's born to be king Over the sea to Skye Loud the wind howls loud the waves r...

He was just a lonely tortoise looking for a home His tiny feet were blistered with the miles he had to roam I found him in a pet shop On his cheek there was a t...

As I laid out on a May mornin' By the Verdant Braes of Screen I stood my back to a leafy tree To view the dew on a far county The dew on a far green "Oh I'll n...

There once was a very, very holy Vicar who was walking along the street one day When he heard a little voice saying excuse me Vicar Oh help me Vicar the voice d...

There was a wee cooper who lived in fife Nickety, nockety, noo, noo, noo And he had gotten a gentle wife Hey Willie Wallacky, hey John Dougall Alane quo rushety...

My love was born in Aberdeen, The bonniest lad that e'er was seen; But now he makes our hearts fu' sad, He's taen the field wi' his white cockade. O he's a ran...

O the summer time has come And the trees are sweetly bloomin' And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the bloomin' heather Will ye go lassie go? Chorus: And w...

Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch, To markets and fairs some recruits for to catch, An' a' that they listed was for forty an' twa, So list my bo...

Chorus: Westering home and a song in the air Light in the eye and its goodbye to care Laughter o' love and a welcoming there Isle o' my heart my own one Tell ...

Wha wadna fecht for Charlie, Charlie? Wha wadna draw the sword, the sword? Wha wadna up an' rally, rally At the royal Prince's word? Think on ancient Scotia's h...

Oh, the summertime is comin', And the trees are sweetly blooming, Where the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will ye go, lassie, will ye g...

Ye Jacobites by name, lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name Your faults I will proclaim Your doctrines I maun (must)bl...