MacGregor's Gathering The moon's on the lake and the mist's on the brae The clan has a namethat is nameless by day Their signal to fight which from monarchs they drew Is heard but by night in their vengeful halloo Then hallo, hallo, halloo, Gregalach* Though they rob us of name and pursue us with beagles Give their roofs to the flames and their flesh to the eagles Then gather, gather, gather, Gregalach Gather, gather, gather, Gregalach While there's leaves in the forest and there's foam on the river MacGregor despite them shall flourish for ever Glenorchy's proud mountains, Kilchurn and her towers Glen Strae and Glen Lyon no.longer are ours We're landless, landless, landless, Gregalach Landless, landless, landless, Gregalach Through the depths of Loch Katrine the steed shall career Oe'r the peak of Ben Lomond the galley shall steer And the rocks of Craigroyston like icicles melt E'er our wrongs be forgot and our vengeance unfelt Then halloo, halloo, halloo, Gregalach If they rob us of name and pursue us with beagles Give their roofs to the flame and their flesh to the eagles Then gather, gather, gather, Gregalach While there's leaves in the forest and foam on the river MacGregor despite them shall flourish forever Then gather, gather, gather gather Gather, gather, gather, gather, gather * Gregalach = Clan Gregor MR oct97
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