McPherson’s Rant Songtext
von Scocha

Fareweel ye dungeons dark and strong
Fareweel, fareweel tae thee
MacPherson′s time will no' be long
On yonder gallows tree

It was by a woman′s treacherous hand
That I was condemned to dee
She stood abin a windae ledge
And a blanket threw o'er me

Sae rantin'ly, sae wantin′ly
And sae dauntin′ly gaed he
He played a tune and he danced aroond
Ablow the gallows tree

O' what is death but parting breath
On mony a foreign plain
A′ve dared his face and in his place
A'll scorn him yet again


Sae rantin′ly, sae wantin'ly
And sae dauntin′ly gaed he
He played a tune and he danced aroond
Ablow the gallows tree

I have lived a life of strut and strife
I die by treacherie
An' it burns my heart that I must depart
And no avenged be

Sae rantin'ly, sae wantin′ly
And sae dauntin′ly gaed he
He played a tune and he danced aroond
Ablow the gallows tree

So take off these bands, frae roond my hands
And gie' tae me my sword
Well there′s no a man in a' Scotland
That′ll brave him at his word

Sae rantin'ly, sae wantin′ly
And sae dauntin'ly gaed he
He played a tune and he danced aroond
Ablow the gallows tree


So farewell light, tho' sunshine bright
And all beneath the sky
May coward shame disdain his name
The wretch that darnae die

Come on nah!
Sae rantin′ly, sae wantin′ly
And sae dauntin'ly gaed he
He played a tune and he danced aroond
Ablow the gallows tree
Sae rantin′ly, sae wantin'ly
And sae dauntin′ly gaed he
He played a tune and he danced aroond
Ablow the gallows tree