Alba Duisg (Scotland Awake) Lyrics

In the highlands of my homeland
Centuries ago,
There was a band of brave men
Fighting a deadly foe
Fighting against the system,
Ruled by a tyrant king
Fighting for their country and their
Kith and kin
Alba Duisg the people cry
The fight for freedom will never die
Now we have a different foe,
Will we see freedom
I don?t know
The battles, they were many with
Bloodshed and misery
The bravery of these warrior men
Was plain for all to see
Marching across the hills and glens
Hunting the enemy
The blood that flowed through their
Veins is the same as in you and me
Alba Duisg the people cry L
The fight for freedom will never die
Now we have a different foe,
Will we see freedom
I hope so
The leader he was captured,
Taken to London town
Tried then mutilated on the
Orders of the crown
Body parts sent all around as
A warning to the Folk
This threat it came from the king
"Never again shall you revolt"
Alba Duisg the people cry
The fight for freedom will never die
Now we have a different foe,
Will we see freedom
I don?t know
So remember all the martyrs of the
Scottish people?s fight
All they wanted was their freedom
They thought they had that right
Seven hundred years later and
Things are still the same,
But now you?ve got to realize it?s
The system that?s to blame
Alba Duisg the people cry
The fight for freedom will never die
Now we have a different foe,
Will we see freedom
I don?t know
Alba Duisg the people cry
The fight for freedom will never die
Now we have a different foe,
Will we see freedom
I hope so