Contemporary: Flower of Scotland<br>
Flower of Scotland<br>
Words and music by Roy MB Williamson (I936-l990)<br>
© Corries Music Ltd<br>
3 verses: MP3<br>
Flower of Scotland is sung by Wild Mountain<br>
Thyme<br>
on their album Moose and Men<br>
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Notes:<br>
This song commemorates the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 when the Scottish<br>
Army<br>
under Robert I (the Bruce) King of Scots defeated Edward II,<br>
King of England. This ended the English rule of Scotland. Ironically in 1603<br>
Elizabeth I died childless and her second cousin James VI, King of Scots,<br>
ascended<br>
to the English throne, thus gaining by marriage what what force of arms<br>
could<br>
not.<br>
Scotland is part of the United<br>
Kingdom with the official national anthem being "God Save the Queen." The<br>
popular and powerful "Flower of Scotland,"<br>
however, has been adopted<br>
as the country's rugby anthem and unofficial national anthem.<br>
Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne<br>
played together as The Corries for 28 years, until Roy died in 1990.<br>
See Corries web site to learn more.<br>
O Flower of Scotland<br>
When will we see<br>
Your like again,<br>
That fought and died for<br>
Your wee bit Hill and Glen<br>
And stood against him<br>
Proud Edward's Army,<br>
And sent him homeward<br>
Tae think again.<br>
The Hills are bare now<br>
And Autumn leaves lie thick and still<br>
O'er land that is lost now<br>
Which those so dearly held<br>
That stood against him<br>
Proud Edward's Army<br>
And sent him homeward<br>
Tae think again.<br>
Those days are past now<br>
And in the past they must remain<br>
But we can still rise now<br>
And be the nation again<br>
That stood against him<br>
Proud Edward's Army<br>
And sent him homeward,<br>
Tae think again.<br>
[Optional - repeat first verse]<br>
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