I'm new to Scottish folk music and yes, I see Charlie was top of the charts at the time, but my god, what fantastic collection of songs performed so well. Historic romantic ,melodic . Regardless of what anyone thinks of Charlie these songs are about the people. There should be a national holiday in Scotland for the Corries every year.
Written by James Hogg, who said "there can be no dispute that it is one of my worst". The tune was given to him by Niel Gow and is called "Gala Water". Source: Scottish pastoral poems, songs etc Mostly written in the dialect of the South, James Hogg, Edinburgh 1801
Cam' ye by Athol, lad wi' the philabeg, Down by the Tummel, or banks of the Garry? Saw ye the lads, wi' their bonnets an' white cockades, Leaving their mountains to follow Prince Charlie. Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie. I hae but ae son, my gallant young Donald; But if I had ten, they should follow Glengarry; Health to Macdonald and gallant Chan Ronald, For these are the men that will die for their Charlie. Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie. I'll go to Lochiel, and Appin, and kneel to them; Down by Lord Murray and Roy of Kildarlie; Brave Mackintosh, he shall fly to the field wi' them; These are the lads I can trust wi' my Charlie. Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie. Down by thro' the Lowlands, down wi' the whigamore, Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely; Ronald and Donald drive on wi' the braid claymore, Over the necks o' the foes o' Prince Charlie. Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie.
Fife Whiskey Lover: Thank you for the lyrics; here are corrections. Line 4, stanza 1, It is 'Down from their mountains''; line 5, same stanza, It is 'Follow ye', as it is in in subsequent stanzas; line 6, same stanza, It is 'Lang hae ye loved us'; line 1, stanza 2, It is 'I hae but one son'; line 2, same stanza, It is 'But had I ten' and 'follow Prince Charlie'; line 3, same stanza, It is 'gallant Clan Ronald'; line 4, same stanza, It is 'These are the men'; line 2, stanza 3, It is 'Kilarnie'; Line 3, stanza 4, It is 'broad claymore'. Finally, throughout the lyrics it is 'King o' the Hieland hearts, bonnie Prince Charlie'.
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie Cam' ye by Athol, lad wi' the philabeg Down by the Tummel, or banks of the Garry? Saw ye the lads, wi' their bonnets an' white cockades Down form their mountains to follow Prince Charlie Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie I hae but one son, my gallant young Donald; But if I had ten, they should follow Prince Charlie; Health to MacDonald and gallant Chan Ronald These are the lads I can trust wi' my Charlie Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie I'll go to Lochiel, and Appin, and kneel to them; Down by Lord Murray and Roy of Kildarlie; Brave Mackintosh, he shall fly to the field wi' them; For these are the men that will die for their Charlie Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie Down by thro' the Lowlands, down wi' the whigamore Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely; Ronald and Donald drive on wi' the braid claymore Over the necks o' the foes o' Prince Charlie Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee? Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly! Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie
@Traitorfish The song was composed by James Hogg (1770-1835), who lived and worked for most of his life in the Scottish Borders. It's doubtful if he really had a Highland perspective on these matters. The chieftains were not always the best arbiters of "private clan affairs" and would involve their people in affairs of state when it suited them regardless of the consequences which is probably why the clans were drawn into the Rebellion in the first place. :-(
Oh by the way. I do understand the difference between the History of Scotland and the idealism of the Romanitism of the History. I do understand that the difference between the picture of say the Highlander resolutely facing adversity as a noble Scottish Warrior. Or do we mix that into the Mix so to speak with reality of the Political intrigue that often took place and the reality of day to day living of that same Highlander or for that matter any Scot
@shunkahaska I looked far back, and as they are descended from Robert the Bruce, they are descended from Kenneth MacAlpin. If you want, I can post the linneage chart for you
Well actually Bonnie thats exactly what I want to do. Spend about 4 to 6 months travelling in Scotland. 1 reason obviously to see for myself whence my family does come from. 2 Meet up with Cousins on My Mother's side of the Family. Aunt and Uncle just wnt home last week to Scotland by the way, And you may laugh at this but to spend a Night in a Haunted Scottish Castle. Which I am sure there is enough of which to find. You know find a Wee Ghostie. Which is linked to the Historical
I love my scottish heritage, and hope I'm descended from the small group of Clan MacNabb that were Tory rather than the Whiggamore majority of MacNabb. I think anyone who listened to this song would follow Charlie, the ancestor of the rightful throne of Scotland.
Kenneth II of Scotland>Malcolm II of Scotland>Bethoc (daughter, married Crinan of Dunkeld)>Malcom III of Scotland>David I of Scotland>Henry, Earl of Northumbria>David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon>Isobel of Huntingdon (daughter, married Robert De Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale) >Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of AnnandaleRoberd de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale>Robert I of Scotland>Marjorie Bruce (daughter, married William Stewart, 6th High Stewart of Scotland) >
Robert II of Scotland (founded House of Stewart by the by)>Robert III of Scotland>James I of Scotland. I feel like I can stop there, since you know the rest
But even so having said that. My Blood calls me to go to Scotland. Its like something has not been fulfilled YET. I don't know if I can say it properly without sounding strange. its like my Blood is calling me over the Oceans to come to the HOME of my Family. It is said the BLOOD is STRONG. it appears it is with me and my family Bonnie. But don't ask me to wear the Kilt. I really haven't the knees for it now hahaha. To much Rugby when I was younger. Thats my excuse and sticking to it
I know you wrote this 15 years ago but I want to say I felt the same. I visited earlier in the year and headed to Blair Atholl for my Murray Clan heritage and have been dreaming of going back since. This song is making me miss it so much. I desperately need to head back to Scotland, stay for a long enough time to figure out my heritage properly. Scotland is a calling.
Kiltdude. dont be kidded. There was virtually no jacobite support in england. Charlies army got as far south as the town of Derby. In london the king was quaking in his bed. But lack of promised support by the english and a lack of trust by the prince in the best general of his day, lord james murrey, forced the jacobitesd north again. At the end of the day, if charles had won he would have dumped Scotland immediatly. Just as james stuart did before him.
I believe there were plenty, but the English Jacobite nobles wouldn't necessarily profit from an armed rebellion as much as the Scots. The Scottish feudal system may have contributed a lot to the raising of armies against the Hanovarian king north of the border. I'm surprised that you don't hear of a Republican third option during this time... have done with the lot of them and all.
I am not assuming your Politics at all. If I gave that impression it wasn't meant. However given the Chieftans themselves the Clans would not have exsisted without them even though they later thought sheep were more valauble then Clansmen etc. But consider this. If that had not occured then Scots would not have made the voyagers to the New World and opened up new territories like Australia New Zealand Canada etc. These people took their Heritage with them. Such is the courage of the Scots
God helps us if we ignore that as well. That Englishmen and Irishmen were sent to Australia as Political Convicts. You maybe abled to ignore it but I can't as it forms part of my Country's History. As does my family will always be linked to Scotland due to my Family Name and Heritage and that of My Scottish Mother. Who do you think cleared the Highlands and for what for Bonnie. was it just so Englishmen could wear the Harris Tweed or were Highland Chiefs just as much to blame
Not yet unfortunately one has a family to raise and work for. But the French Revolution that spilled more blood of the Innocent then it did of the Royalty of France oh dear Bonnie Fratinity Equality etc Still blood was spilled and some of it innocent blood according to the records of the French National Razor. I hope you don't think I am rude either Bonnie. I am you might say a Historian and a Geo Politcal one at that. I even question why my family came here from Scotland
@billyconnearly This seems an unreasonably xenophobic comment about the Germans. It's not clear why a king of mixed English Scottish French Italian and Polish ancestry should be more acceptable to you than one of English Scottish Dutch and German background or why you think that we are "ruled" by the royal family. We are not ruled by the queen, but we might well have been ruled by the Stuarts and their descendants since they were very insistent about the divine right of kings to govern.
A rabble rousing song no doubt but how many appreciate that the sentiment that goes hand in glove with "down with the Whiggamore" (as expressed in the lyrics) is "up with the Tory." Of course there was no place for a Scottish Nationalist Party in those days and it is unlikely that Scotland would have fared any better under BPC and his Tories than it did under the Whiggamores of the day. Prince Charles Edward Stewart
Not being Scottish, I'm not well situated to judge their mythology, and I'll admit to being woefully ignorant about "Bonny Prince Charlie". At the same time, it can't be healthy to pine for a long-dead royalist cause like that of the Stuarts. Any freedom loving Scotsman with an iota of republican spirit should be repelled by these lyrics.
***** Most people who study history agree that in the long run, the fall of the Jacobites at Culloden Fields was actually good for the Scottish Highlands, since the life under the Highland Lairds was not good for the people of the Highlands, and that although the path was brutal, Scotland is culturally in a much better place now than they would have ended up under the reigns of the Stuarts. However, the Culloden Massacre has been idolized in Scottish song and story as the epitome of Scottish valour, as they fought against the English invaders. For me, I enjoy the songs for the tunes and the flow of the words. It's the same reason why I like Irish rebel songs even though I am very much anti IRA. This is my 2 cents, and I'll admit I may be wrong on my points, since it has been a while since I have studied the history behind this myself.
Once again, you speak about things you know nothing about...and expect people to conform to your opinions. Natural selection theory is also a very royalist concept. Only the hereditary masters are "fit" to rule.
@@seanboyd2898 oh yeah the highlanders were much better off being burnt out of house and home ,transporterd imprisoned oh yeah much better off you nummpty wait did yoiu say your 2 cents you american ahh would explain your viewpoint 100 odd years later you did the same to your indiginous people taking their kids slaughtering every man woman and child u could find in the name of progress
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I love these guys and the 500 songs about Charlie they perform.
Yesss! Agreed. XD
I'm new to Scottish folk music and yes, I see Charlie was top of the charts at the time, but my god, what fantastic collection of songs performed so well. Historic romantic ,melodic . Regardless of what anyone thinks of Charlie these songs are about the people.
There should be a national holiday in Scotland for the Corries every year.
Yes, there should!
Ronnie has the perfect storyteller's voice... I could listen to him talking and Roy singing for ever and ever!
They effectively turned an earlier defeat into a victory via song. Not actually, but spiritually.
Long live the House of STUART!
Ahhh I love this song! Now I’ll listen to it only about 3 or 4 hundred times lol 👑
That has been my problem since finding this!
The guys were the voices of Scotland
As is yer faither 👍
I want to live as long as to see a Scottish king on the throne! ❤
RONNIE WILLIAMSON.....is there any other human who has written his country's Anthem and been remembered by his talent and his voice?
ROY WILLIAMSON
Thank you so much. I had no idea what kind of support the Jacobites enjoyed from the English. Excellent!
While there's leaves in the forest and there's foam on the river
MacGregor despite them shall flourish for ever
Vote for Freedom..........Cherlie and his brave Highlanders are forever in oor hearts.!
the greatness of scotland
Written by James Hogg, who said "there can be no dispute that it is one of my worst". The tune was given to him by Niel Gow and is called "Gala Water". Source: Scottish pastoral poems, songs etc Mostly written in the dialect of the South, James Hogg, Edinburgh 1801
King o' the hielan' hearts.
Cam' ye by Athol, lad wi' the philabeg,
Down by the Tummel, or banks of the Garry?
Saw ye the lads, wi' their bonnets an' white cockades,
Leaving their mountains to follow Prince Charlie.
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie.
I hae but ae son, my gallant young Donald;
But if I had ten, they should follow Glengarry;
Health to Macdonald and gallant Chan Ronald,
For these are the men that will die for their Charlie.
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie.
I'll go to Lochiel, and Appin, and kneel to them;
Down by Lord Murray and Roy of Kildarlie;
Brave Mackintosh, he shall fly to the field wi' them;
These are the lads I can trust wi' my Charlie.
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie.
Down by thro' the Lowlands, down wi' the whigamore,
Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely;
Ronald and Donald drive on wi' the braid claymore,
Over the necks o' the foes o' Prince Charlie.
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Charlie.
Fife Whiskey Lover: Thank you for the lyrics; here are corrections. Line 4, stanza 1, It is 'Down from their mountains''; line 5, same stanza, It is 'Follow ye', as it is in in subsequent stanzas; line 6, same stanza, It is 'Lang hae ye loved us'; line 1, stanza 2, It is 'I hae but one son'; line 2, same stanza, It is 'But had I ten' and 'follow Prince Charlie'; line 3, same stanza, It is 'gallant Clan Ronald'; line 4, same stanza, It is 'These are the men'; line 2, stanza 3, It is 'Kilarnie'; Line 3, stanza 4, It is 'broad claymore'. Finally, throughout the lyrics it is 'King o' the Hieland hearts, bonnie Prince Charlie'.
My favourite song
Scotland the Brave!
Greetings from Germany.
I love the corries
Aye ti the king. Vote yes
ROY WILLIAMSON, The man who wrote the Scottish National Anthem.
Stewart Nicol: It is NOT the Scottish National Anthem: It's used at international Scottish rugby matches. Scotland does not have a national anthem.
There are three national anthems. I love them all.
@@murdochmclennan3510 PISS OFF. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH
why the f ppl dont just enjoy the story these tell is beyond me corries are the best story tellers ive heard just enjoy them 😤
Ah brilliant x
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie
Cam' ye by Athol, lad wi' the philabeg
Down by the Tummel, or banks of the Garry?
Saw ye the lads, wi' their bonnets an' white cockades
Down form their mountains to follow Prince Charlie
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie
I hae but one son, my gallant young Donald;
But if I had ten, they should follow Prince Charlie;
Health to MacDonald and gallant Chan Ronald
These are the lads I can trust wi' my Charlie
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie
I'll go to Lochiel, and Appin, and kneel to them;
Down by Lord Murray and Roy of Kildarlie;
Brave Mackintosh, he shall fly to the field wi' them;
For these are the men that will die for their Charlie
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie
Down by thro' the Lowlands, down wi' the whigamore
Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely;
Ronald and Donald drive on wi' the braid claymore
Over the necks o' the foes o' Prince Charlie
Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee?
Long has thou lov'd an' trusted us fairly!
Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee?
King o' the Highland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie
Long Live the traditional Scottish Jacobites!!!
@Traitorfish The song was composed by James Hogg (1770-1835), who lived and worked for most of his life in the Scottish Borders. It's doubtful if he really had a Highland perspective on these matters. The chieftains were not always the best arbiters of "private clan affairs" and would involve their people in affairs of state when it suited them regardless of the consequences which is probably why the clans were drawn into the Rebellion in the first place. :-(
we are still her despite the Campbell's poor attempt to exterminate our blood line . S rioghal mo dhream ...
il était votre enseignant d'art.
comment frais est cela!!
You lucky lucky
The grey-suited man who sits behind Ronnie does not look as if he enjoys this song--and other songs--about Prince Charlie.
he looks like a tory
At least he was moving his feet! 😂
Oh by the way. I do understand the difference between the History of Scotland and the idealism of the Romanitism of the History. I do understand that the difference between the picture of say the Highlander resolutely facing adversity as a noble Scottish Warrior. Or do we mix that into the Mix so to speak with reality of the Political intrigue that often took place and the reality of day to day living of that same Highlander or for that matter any Scot
@shunkahaska
I looked far back, and as they are descended from Robert the Bruce, they are descended from Kenneth MacAlpin. If you want, I can post the linneage chart for you
Well actually Bonnie thats exactly what I want to do. Spend about 4 to 6 months travelling in Scotland. 1 reason obviously to see for myself whence my family does come from. 2 Meet up with Cousins on My Mother's side of the Family. Aunt and Uncle just wnt home last week to Scotland by the way, And you may laugh at this but to spend a Night in a Haunted Scottish Castle. Which I am sure there is enough of which to find. You know find a Wee Ghostie. Which is linked to the Historical
Epib🎉😊😊😊enthic
1:02 comely lad in the back there
Ikr
Whae widni follow ye
I love my scottish heritage, and hope I'm descended from the small group of Clan MacNabb that were Tory rather than the Whiggamore majority of MacNabb. I think anyone who listened to this song would follow Charlie, the ancestor of the rightful throne of Scotland.
Kenneth II of Scotland>Malcolm II of Scotland>Bethoc (daughter, married Crinan of Dunkeld)>Malcom III of Scotland>David I of Scotland>Henry, Earl of Northumbria>David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon>Isobel of Huntingdon (daughter, married Robert De Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale) >Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of AnnandaleRoberd de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale>Robert I of Scotland>Marjorie Bruce (daughter, married William Stewart, 6th High Stewart of Scotland) >
I would worn the blue bonnet and white cokade foughton charlies side
glengyle gu brath
Robert II of Scotland (founded House of Stewart by the by)>Robert III of Scotland>James I of Scotland. I feel like I can stop there, since you know the rest
@Angus333McBride I am a Scot, not a Dutchman pretending to be a Scot. I believe I have a healthy sense.. :-)
But even so having said that. My Blood calls me to go to Scotland. Its like something has not been fulfilled YET. I don't know if I can say it properly without sounding strange. its like my Blood is calling me over the Oceans to come to the HOME of my Family. It is said the BLOOD is STRONG. it appears it is with me and my family Bonnie. But don't ask me to wear the Kilt. I really haven't the knees for it now hahaha. To much Rugby when I was younger. Thats my excuse and sticking to it
I know you wrote this 15 years ago but I want to say I felt the same. I visited earlier in the year and headed to Blair Atholl for my Murray Clan heritage and have been dreaming of going back since. This song is making me miss it so much. I desperately need to head back to Scotland, stay for a long enough time to figure out my heritage properly. Scotland is a calling.
@Angus333McBride It was a rebellion.
S rioghal mo dhream. MacGregor despite them. Soar alba gu brath
Kiltdude. dont be kidded. There was virtually no jacobite support in england. Charlies army got as far south as the town of Derby. In london the king was quaking in his bed. But lack of promised support by the english and a lack of trust by the prince in the best general of his day, lord james murrey, forced the jacobitesd north again. At the end of the day, if charles had won he would have dumped Scotland immediatly. Just as james stuart did before him.
Siol Alpin
SRIOGHAL MO DREAMH AGUS ARD CHOILLE DUGALD CIAR NAN GLENGYLE STILL HERE DESPITE THEM
I believe there were plenty, but the English Jacobite nobles wouldn't necessarily profit from an armed rebellion as much as the Scots. The Scottish feudal system may have contributed a lot to the raising of armies against the Hanovarian king north of the border. I'm surprised that you don't hear of a Republican third option during this time... have done with the lot of them and all.
I'll do it now since I'm bored anyway
Kenneth MacAlpin>Constantine I of Scotland>Donald II of Scotland>Malcolm I of Scotland>
I am not assuming your Politics at all. If I gave that impression it wasn't meant. However given the Chieftans themselves the Clans would not have exsisted without them even though they later thought sheep were more valauble then Clansmen etc. But consider this. If that had not occured then Scots would not have made the voyagers to the New World and opened up new territories like Australia New Zealand Canada etc. These people took their Heritage with them. Such is the courage of the Scots
God helps us if we ignore that as well. That Englishmen and Irishmen were sent to Australia as Political Convicts. You maybe abled to ignore it but I can't as it forms part of my Country's History. As does my family will always be linked to Scotland due to my Family Name and Heritage and that of My Scottish Mother. Who do you think cleared the Highlands and for what for Bonnie. was it just so Englishmen could wear the Harris Tweed or were Highland Chiefs just as much to blame
Not yet unfortunately one has a family to raise and work for. But the French Revolution that spilled more blood of the Innocent then it did of the Royalty of France oh dear Bonnie Fratinity Equality etc Still blood was spilled and some of it innocent blood according to the records of the French National Razor. I hope you don't think I am rude either Bonnie. I am you might say a Historian and a Geo Politcal one at that. I even question why my family came here from Scotland
@billyconnearly This seems an unreasonably xenophobic comment about the Germans. It's not clear why a king of mixed English Scottish French Italian and Polish ancestry should be more acceptable to you than one of English Scottish Dutch and German background or why you think that we are "ruled" by the royal family. We are not ruled by the queen, but we might well have been ruled by the Stuarts and their descendants since they were very insistent about the divine right of kings to govern.
A rabble rousing song no doubt but how many appreciate that the sentiment that goes hand in glove with "down with the Whiggamore" (as expressed in the lyrics) is "up with the Tory." Of course there was no place for a Scottish Nationalist Party in those days and it is unlikely that Scotland would have fared any better under BPC and his Tories than it did under the Whiggamores of the day.
Prince Charles Edward Stewart
Jeannnie I may not know my a's from my e's from my e or a james from a george but I can tell a wee twister and Charles Edward Stuart was such.
Not being Scottish, I'm not well situated to judge their mythology, and I'll admit to being woefully ignorant about "Bonny Prince Charlie". At the same time, it can't be healthy to pine for a long-dead royalist cause like that of the Stuarts. Any freedom loving Scotsman with an iota of republican spirit should be repelled by these lyrics.
***** Most people who study history agree that in the long run, the fall of the Jacobites at Culloden Fields was actually good for the Scottish Highlands, since the life under the Highland Lairds was not good for the people of the Highlands, and that although the path was brutal, Scotland is culturally in a much better place now than they would have ended up under the reigns of the Stuarts. However, the Culloden Massacre has been idolized in Scottish song and story as the epitome of Scottish valour, as they fought against the English invaders.
For me, I enjoy the songs for the tunes and the flow of the words. It's the same reason why I like Irish rebel songs even though I am very much anti IRA.
This is my 2 cents, and I'll admit I may be wrong on my points, since it has been a while since I have studied the history behind this myself.
Sean Boyd Thank you for your reasoned response. I love these old folk songs, even if I don't always agree with their lyrics.
Once again, you speak about things you know nothing about...and expect people to conform to your opinions.
Natural selection theory is also a very royalist concept. Only the hereditary masters are "fit" to rule.
More scots fought against the young pretender than with him.
@@seanboyd2898 oh yeah the highlanders were much better off being burnt out of house and home ,transporterd imprisoned oh yeah much better off you nummpty wait did yoiu say your 2 cents you american ahh would explain your viewpoint 100 odd years later you did the same to your indiginous people taking their kids slaughtering every man woman and child u could find in the name of progress