Marches Battle Song

Latest revision as of 16:08, 24 June 2016

This goes to the tune of Scot's Whae Hae - a video of the original can be found here

Marchers who have sown your grain Reaped it back to grow again Now we march from field and fen On to victory

Now's the day, and now's the hour; See the front o' battle lour; See approach barbarian power- Chains and slavery!

What will be a traitor knave? What can fill a coward's grave? What so base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee!

For the Marches land and law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let them on wi' me!

By oppression's woes and pains! By their slaves in servile chains! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free!

Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow!- Let us do or die!

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 [[Category: Marches Music]]
 [[Category: The Marches]]
+This goes to the tune of Scot's Whae Hae - a video of the original can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgskbClWZ68 here]
 <song>
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 See the front o' battle lour;
 See approach barbarian power-
-Chains and Slavery!
+Chains and slavery!
-Wha will be a traitor knave?
+What will be a traitor knave?
-Wha can fill a coward's grave?
+What can fill a coward's grave?
-Wha so base as be a Slave?
+What so base as be a slave?
 Let him turn and flee!
-For the Marches land and Law,
+For the Marches land and law,
 Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
 Free-man stand, or Free-man fa',
-Let him on wi' me!
+Let them on wi' me!
-By Oppression's woes and pains!
+By oppression's woes and pains!
 By their slaves in servile chains!
 We will drain our dearest veins,
 But they shall be free!
-Lay the proud Usurpers low!
+Lay the proud usurpers low!
 Tyrants fall in every foe!
 Liberty's in every blow!-
-Let us Do or Die!
+Let us do or die!
 </song>