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The Burning Of Auchindoun     Credits: Arranged by George Jackson & Maggie MacInnes     Appears On: Cairistiona     Language: Scots-English

Lyrics:

As I gaed doon by Fiddichside
On a May mornin'
I met wi' Willie Macintosh
An 'oor before the dawnin'

"Turn again, turn again
Turn again I beg ye
If ye burn Auchindoun
Huntly he will heid ye"

"Heid me or hang me
It will never grieve me
I'll burn Auchindoun
Although the life 'ud leave me"

As I gaed doon by Fiddichside
On a May mornin'
Auchindoun was in a bleeze
An 'oor before the dawnin'

"Crawin', crawin'
For a' yer crouse crawin'
Ye've burnt yer crops an' tint yer wings
An 'oor before the dawnin'

As I gaed doon by Fiddichside
On a May mornin'
I met wi' Willie Macintosh
An 'oor before the dawnin'

"Turn again, turn again
Turn again I beg ye
If ye burn Auchindoun
Huntly he will heid ye"