Killiecrankie Jacobite Song Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of John Davidson singing the Killiencrankie Jacobite song on ancestry visit to the museum in Perth, Perthshire. The Battle of Killiecrankie was fought in 1689 in the first Jacobite Uprising in 1689, those in 1715 and 1745 are more well known. Casualties on both sides were considerable. John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, led the charge against General Hugh MacKay and won the day, but died in the battle.

Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad?
Whaur hae ye been sae brankie-o?
Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad?
Come 'ye by Killiecrankie-o?

An' ye had been whaur I hae been
Ye wadna been sae cantie-o
An' ye had seen what I hae seen
On the braes o' Killiecrankie-o

I fought at land, I fought at sea
At hame I fought my auntie-o
But I met the Devil and Dundee
On the braes o' Killiecrankie-o

The bauld pit cur fell in a furr
And Clavers gat a crankie-o
Or I had fed an Athol gled
On the braes o' Killiecrankie-o

Oh fie, MacKay, What gart ye lie
I' the brush ayont the brankie-o?
Ye'd better kiss'd King Willie's lofe
Than come tae Killiecrankie-o

It's nae shame, it's nae shame
It's nae shame to shank ye-o
There's sour slaes on Athol braes
And the de'ils at Killiecrankie-o

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