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Burning of Auchindoon

Child  #183  (Willie Macintosh)  2:21  Vocal (V) & Border Pipes (BP)

An act of revenge against the Earl of Huntly (to whom Auchindoon belonged) by supporters of the Earl of Murray, whose murder is the subject of another ballad, “The Bonny Earl of Murray”. These events took place in 17th century Scotland.

Tint = singed.


As I came in by Fiddich side
On a May morning
I spied Willie Mackintosh
An hour before the dawning

“Turn again, turn again
Turn again I bid ye,
If ye burn Auchindoon
Huntly he will head ye”.

“Head me or hang me,
That will never fear me;
I will burn Auchindoon
Ere the life leaves me.” 
As I came in by Fiddich side
On a May morning
Auchindoon was in a blaze
An hour before the dawning

Crawing, crawing
For all your crows crawing
You’ve burnt your crops
And tint your wings
An hour before the dawning.





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