Macpherson's Rant Lyrics by Corries
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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 hands,
That I was condemned to dee,
She stood uben a windae ledge,
and a blanket threw o'er me

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Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,
Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,
He played a tune and he danced around
Below the gallow's tree
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Oh what is death, but parting breath
On mony a bloody plain
I've daur'd his face, and in his place
I scorn him yet again

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I have lived a life, o' straught and strife
I die by treachery
It burns my heart, that I must depart
An no avenged be

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So tak these bands fae aff my hands
Gae to me my sword
There's nae a man in a' Scotland
But I'll brave him at a word

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Now farewell light thou sunshine bright
And all beneath the sky
May coward shame distain his name
The wretch that dare not die

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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 hands,   That I was condemned to dee,   She stood uben a windae ledge,   and a blanket threw o'er me      (chorus)   Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,   Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,   He played a tune and he danced around   Below the gallow's tree   (chorus)      Oh what is death, but parting breath   On mony a bloody plain   I've daur'd his face, and in his place   I scorn him yet again      (chorus)      I have lived a life, o' straught and strife   I die by treachery   It burns my heart, that I must depart   An no avenged be      (chorus)      So tak these bands fae aff my hands   Gae to me my sword   There's nae a man in a' Scotland   But I'll brave him at a word      (chorus)      Now farewell light thou sunshine bright   And all beneath the sky   May coward shame distain his name   The wretch that dare not die      (chorus)