BANNOCKBURN


Edward of England northwards did ride
Will yon Scotsman fight was the question that he cried
Will yon Scotsman fight, aye in darkness or daylight
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce

Chorus:
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce
Will yon Scotsman fight, aye in darkness or daylight
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce

A hundred thousand Sassenachs had rallied to their King
And Edward King of Scots was the boast that he did sing
No English King of Scots no our freedoms nearly bought
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce

Chorus

The brave and mighty Bruce to his countrymen did turn
He said stand fast and true when you reach the Bannockburn
Stand fast and true for this land belongs to you
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce

Chorus

Now long-bows of England at forty-thousand force
Deadly and grim fell upon the Scottish gorse
Deadly and grim fell still we sang our battle hymn
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce

Chorus

The Bannockburn is won the Sassenachs are fled
Nothing now remains but the dying and the dead
Nothing now remains but a Scottish Monarch reigns
We shall die or be free cried the Bruce.


Gordon Menzies