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A Croft In Clachan by Johnny Cash


                     A Croft In Clachan 


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With the Campbell?s and McDonalds, it was in their blood to fight
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With each passing generation it became a mans birthright
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But they always had a common enemy
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Never would the English crown take Scottish independency
 
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Oh the battles rage in Glasgow and majestic Edinburgh
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And they came with war machines and in the highlands shots were heard
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Then the people rose in union and the forces moved as one
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And the Clans all joined together to see English on the run
 
[Chorus]
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And in a tiny croft in Clachan sat a mother, Peg Mac Dunn
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And she sewed the cords together for her 16 year old son
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And she cried as he was leaving, don?t forget to keep you warm
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And come you back to Clachan when the English are all done
 
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Now Rob Mac Dunn was ready as he left the croft behind
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And he joined the highland pipe brigade with one thing on his mind
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That to keep his home and freedom he must face it like a man
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So he marched in common union with his musket in his hand
 
[Chorus]
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And he met the hill of battle in the highlands and the low
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And the reason for the fighting long within his blood to know
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In the middle of the rumble he was forward gaining ground
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And the bagpipes still were playing as the dead lay all around
 
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Then he moved in no direction till he faced the winds of North
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And he boldly climbed the highlands, further from the Firth of Forth
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Then one freezing, blowing morning, came the cry of Peg Mac Dunn
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Back to my croft in Clachan God has sent me home my son
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And in another croft in Clachan cross the way from the Mac Dunn
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With her face against the window sat a young girl, tired and worn 
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And she smiled a secret knowing as she breathed a prayer alone
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I thank thee Lord for bringing Rob Mac Dunn back safely home
 
[Solo]
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Back to the croft in Clachan, he returned to peace again
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He had gone a boy of 16, but he came back as a man. 
 
[Outro]
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