Song of Islay

Hi there, hope you enjoy this one. There is actually a tune for it out there on Youtube if you want to hear how it sounds. I will sing to you of Islay And the Cullins of Skye And the Hills of Ardmorn I will bring you by and by When we walked the Haughs of Cromdale Our battle plans we laid And when we came to Killiekrankie A different song we played The Flowers of the Forest They have not lost their bloom And the castle keep's still standing Where we wandered in our youth Ae Fond Kiss and then to sever Bythe Dawning of the Day And cruel was that parting Which stole our time away Now a man can be a soldier A poet or a saint And a man can be the hero Or choose the quiet way He may make his mark with money He may travel far and wide Still a Man's a Man for a' that And he'll no' away to bide So I'll Weep no More by Atholl Those days are in the past And this ship so long a-sailing Comes safely home at last The Chevalier lays down his claymore Now the fighting all is done And by the Roses of Prince Charlie We two shall stand as one The Chevalier lays down his claymore And the day will surely come Whenby the Roses of Prince Charlie We two shall stand as one Included are references to: "Hills of Ardmorn" and "Dawning of the Day"(R. Williamson) and "The Roses of Prince Charlie" (R. Browne). And mentions of quite a few other traditional Scottish songs of course!