Oh cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe   And covers the grave o' Donald   And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe   And murdered the house o' MacDonald   (chorus)      They came through the blizzard, we offered them heat   A roof ower their heads, dry shoes for their feet   We wined them and dined them, they ate o' our meat   And slept in the house O' MacDonald      (chorus)      They came from Fort William with murder mind   The Campbell had orders, King William had signed   Pit all tae the sword, these words underlined   And leave none alive called MacDonald      (chorus)      They came in the night when the men were asleep   That band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep.   Like murdering foxes, among helpless sheep   They slaughtered the house o' MacDonald      (chorus)      Some died in their beds at the hands of the foe   Some fled in the night, were lost in the snow.   Some lived to accuse him, what struck the first blow   But gone was the house of MacDonald      (chorus x2)