Twas the Scot's revolt in '45
You had to fight to stay alive
I met a man in the King's dragoons
I shook his hand with my skean dhu.
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Skean dhu, skean dhu
The man hates the Scot's skean dhu
Skean dhu, skean dhu
The man hates the Scot's skean dhu.
My clan's dispute with clan MacNiel
Was settled off the battlefield
We made the pact in this saloon
I closed the deal with my skean dhu.
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An English knave, he captured me
He had his eyes on my bounty
Before the dog could run me through
The man's last words were "damned skean dhu."
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