Skye Boat Song

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Chorus] Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward the sailors cry! Carry the lad that's born to be king, Over the sea to Skye! 1] Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, Thunderclaps rend the air, Baffled our foes stand by the shore, Follow they will not dare. Chorus 2] Though the waves leap, soft shall you sleep, Ocean's a royal bed; Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Watch by your weary head. Chorus 3] Many's the lad fought on that day, Well the claymore they could wield, When the night came, silently lay Dead on Culloden's field~. Chorus 4] Burned are our homes, exile and death Scatter the loyal men, Yet, e'er the sword cool in the sheath, Charlie will come again~. Chorus

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