The Burning of Auchindoun<br>
The Burning of Auchindoun<br>
Traditional (Child ballad #183)<br>
Three verses: .mp3<br>
(607 KB) | .mp3 (441 KB)<br>
OR Entire Song: .mp3<br>
(1.5 MB)<br>
"The Burning of Auchindoun" is performed by<br>
<br>
sheet music<br>
As I cam' in by Fiddichside, on a May morning<br>
I spied Willie MacIntosh an hour before the dawning<br>
Turn agin, turn agin, turn agin, I bid ye<br>
If ye burn Auchindoun, Huntly he will heid ye<br>
Heid me or hang me, that shall never fear me<br>
I'll burn Auchindoun though the life leaves me<br>
As I cam' in by Auchindoun on a may morning<br>
Auchindoun was in a bleeze, an hour before the dawning<br>
Crawing, crawing, for a' your crouse crawin'<br>
Ye burnt your crop an' tint your wings an hour before the dawning<br>
Note: As you no doubt heard<br>
if you downloaded the full version of the song from the link above,<br>
Gallowglass adds a beginning and ending stanza to the traditional five<br>
stanzas above. The verses came from a recording from the group, the<br>
Wallace Clan. The extra stanzas go like this:<br>
When will my love come to me<br>
Over land and over sea<br>
Will he be the one for me<br>
Oh decko decko dandy<br>
Halamachadoo hoo-ra-bhi<br>
Oh hoo-rabha-hi-na, hoo-rabha hin<br>
Halamachadoo hoo-ra-bhi<br>
Oh decko decko dandy<br>
(Insert traditional verses)<br>
When will my love come to me<br>
Will he come and will he see<br>
Will he be the one for me<br>
Oh decko decko dandy<br>
Halamachadoo hoo-ra-bhi<br>
Oh hoo-rabha-hi-na, hoo-rabha hin<br>
Halamchadoo hoo-ra-bhi<br>
Oh decko decko dandy<br>
Halamachadoo.......Halamachadoo......<br>