Glencoe Songtext
von Moyra Fraser

Oh cruel is the snow
That sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O′Donald
Oh cruel was the foe
That raped Glencoe
And murdered the house O'MacDonald

They came in a blizzard
We offered them heat
A roof o′er their heads
Dry shoes for their feet
We wined them and dined them
They ate of our meat
And they slept in the house O'MacDonald

Oh cruel is the snow
That sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O'Donald
Oh cruel was the foe
That raped Glencoe
And murdered the house O′MacDonald


They came from Fort William
With murder in mind
The Campbells had orders
King William had signed
Put all to the sword
These words underlined
And leave none alive called MacDonald

Oh cruel is the snow
That sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O′Donald
Oh cruel was the foe
That raped Glencoe
And murdered the house O'MacDonald

They came in the night
While our men were asleep
This band of Argyles
Through snow soft and deep
Like murdering foxes
Among helpless sheep
They butchered the house O′MacDonald

Oh cruel is the snow
That sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O'Donald
Oh cruel was the foe
That raped Glencoe
And murdered the house O′MacDonald


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
Who struck the first blow
But gone was the house O'MacDonald

Oh cruel is the snow
That sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave O′Donald
Oh cruel was the foe
That raped Glencoe
And murdered the house O'MacDonald

But gone is the house O'MacDonald