Written by Harold Boulton, an English baronet.

@gaudd

8 ай бұрын

There were Jacobites in England too

@Weejie2011

8 ай бұрын

Not too many in Harold Boulton's lifetime.@@gaudd

@BartlomiejDmowski

5 ай бұрын

NO WAY. Mad respect to England then

This is still sang as a lullaby in Cape Breton where many Highlanders came after the Clearances

Fun fact. Flora's husband organized the Loyal Highland Regiment in North Carolina, fighting against the revolutionaries. My 4 g grandfather was their chaplain.

@capt.crunch1

9 ай бұрын

Traitors

@giw_jones

9 ай бұрын

@@capt.crunch1 Loyalists against Liberal trash.

@capt.crunch1

8 ай бұрын

I forgot I jokingly called this dudes ancestors traitors 😂

@leeannsellman4367

8 ай бұрын

❤

@skyemorris1506

7 ай бұрын

That's awesome Im related to Mathew Campbell 4th of Skipness

Great to hear the neglected verses which tell the fuller story. Lovely rendition.

This was played on pipes at my granny’s funeral this past May. It’s strange that I know the melody but never actually paid attention to the lyrics. She’d probably admonish me for that…

Truly beautiful song.

the war was 1745-46 jacobite rising of charles edward stuart. Previous to this 1721, 1719, 1715, 1682 Glencoe. Multiple attempts to put the stuarts on the throne but not to happen till William ascends the throne.

@paulashe61

7 ай бұрын

Religious sectarianism

We were taught this song at School. We were Catholics and taught Bonnie Prince Charlie was the Rightful King. The Jacobites were fighting for the real King. These brave men managed to get Bonnie Prince Charlie to Safety in France..

@peanuts1744

6 ай бұрын

They also want independence

omg this brings back so many memories of when I was a small child & my Dad sang me to sleep every night singing this song 😁 I no every word of it by hart ❤ I’d give the world to be able to sing it with him just 1 last time 😭 RIP Dad 👴🏻 love ❤️ ya so much & give a big 😘 to Mam for me plz 😘 I really did have the best Mam & Dad in the world 🌎 xx

@MrBizmarky

7 ай бұрын

When I was a child my mother sang this to me regularly.

We learned this song at school in Ireland in the 60s and there was another verse that went Mull on the stern , rum on the port, igg on the starboard bow , glory of youth glowed in his soul , where is that glory now. It is indeed a beautiful song

Thanks for uploading, I would have sung, (that's what I called it, others may differ) this a hundred times at school and never thought about the lyrics, in my defence it's hard to think with a bloke with a cane patrolling! I really enjoyed finding out what the song was really about and seeing the lyrics again, thanks again.

@aclark903

9 ай бұрын

Never saw this as an anti English song growing up in London in the 70s but then again we did have a #Celtic (Welsh) headmaster.

Будь благословенна Шотландія. Хай Бог тебе береже, а я збережу тебе в своїй душі

Oh dear, I hadn't heard this version before. (I had heard of it, just not seen the lyrics.) Anyways, been working on a historical fiction involving a time traveling American who has found himself in 1794 Botany Bay. Outlander was one of those shows whose themes he loves ... He plays a guitar and is asked to play something for the Lt Governor.

If you like the song, I recommend listening to Ella Robert's version as well!

@BlackBanditXX

8 ай бұрын

It's hard to find many Scottish and Irish songs sang by men, and they were very much written to be performed by male bards. Something is lost when these songs of rebellion are sang in a soft, saccharine voice. Also, the echo in Ella Robert's version drives me nuts.

@LordHoward

5 ай бұрын

@@BlackBanditXX that's true, I imagine a lot of these war-related songs were meant to be sung by soldiers

@fyrdman2185

Ай бұрын

nah this is way better

They use this in Outlander

@leithafae

11 ай бұрын

More fascinating to look at jacobite rebellion history

@scotthimowitz5422

5 ай бұрын

Having watched/watching Outlander and knowing they use this song in the Opening, this original version adds so much more color to the story and Jaime's position as a Jacobite.

Beautiful love from Cork Ireland 🇮🇪

Bonnie prince Charlie

I’m American with Scottish ancestry. I have red hair and have always been rebellious. I now know why. I stand for what I believe come what may.

Alister McDonald

Reminds me of the opening of the outlander tv show

@nataliecameron

2 ай бұрын

It's literally the same

I am Viking , I Am Scottish and IAM GRATEFUL , no one owns me but The trinity , the IRA and UDA dont own me in God I trust through Jesus Christ my Lord Savior and redeemer. I am no ones slave not even Englands. In Jesus Christs Name Amen.

matur suksma😊

Alba Gu Bráth ❤

Haben sie sich da nicht im Datum geirrt?

@KarelianBall

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it appears that I was wrong. The song is about the battle of Culloden (1746) and the song seems to have been made in 1870's-1890's. So the date 1782 is wrong in all respects, thanks for getting me to check the date again! I'll add this to the description.

Don't forget that the Jacobites represented only a proportion of the peoples of the British Isles. Many, many people did not want to be ruled by a (weak) Catholic king.

@tenthclassgaming

9 ай бұрын

Yet he came to the Isles to fight for his birthright. Up the Stuarts!

Celtic thunders George donlason sung it better

jacobite shite, the man watched the battle from a distance and done a runner before it ended, Just as his grandfather done at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Not the actions of a hero!

@Alwayswilling

3 ай бұрын

You've posted the same rant twice so I'll assume you were English and somewhat worried that "jacobite shite" clings to you like the truth you deny.

@brooksy1961

3 ай бұрын

@@Alwayswilling You assume wrong, i am Scots, British and proud to suport the union. Many Scots fought at Culoden for the Goverment forces. And could you please explain the truth i deny.