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Draw the Sword Scotland
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Album: Scotland Remembers the Alamo
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Traditional
The words for Draw the Sword Scotland were written by James Robinson Planché, a British playwright and antiquary, who worked with Weber on the opera, Oberon. The music was composed by G. H. Rodwell (1801-1852) who was employed by the The Adelphi Theatre, in London, where he composed and authored many show tunes.
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Draw the sword Scotland, Scotland, Scotland!
Over moor and mountain hath past the war sign
The pibroch is pealing, pealing, pealing!
Who heeds not the summons is nae son o' thine.
The clans they are gathering, gathering, gathering!
The clans they are gathering by loch and by lea
The banners they are flying, flying, flying!
The banners they are flying that lead to victory.
Draw the sword Scotland, Scotland, Scotland!
Charge as ye've charged in days lang syne
Sound to the onset, the onset, the onset
He who but falters is nae son o' thine.
Sheath the sword Scotland, Scotland, Scotland
Sheath the sword Scotland for dim is it's shine
The foemen are fleeing, fleeing, fleeing
And who kens nae mercy is nae son o' thine.
The struggle is over, over, over
The struggle is over, the victory is won
There are tears for the fallen, the fallen, the fallen
And glory for all who their duty have done
Sheath the sword Scotland, Scotland, Scotland
With thy lov'd thistle, new laurels entwine
Time shall ne'er part them, part them, part them
But hand down the garland to each son o' mine.
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Glossary
kens: knows
lea: meadow
loch: lake
nae: no
pibroch: bagpipe music
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