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(295) Page 53 - Aged chieftain's lament
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It's wae wi' me, &c.
Where is my clans and where is my kin,
That drew their swords at Charlie's cap
Krae the southland came a deadlie blast,
And my clan and kin are a' awa.
It's wae wi' me, &c.
Where is my clanr and where is my kin;
And, Cumberland, whare is my honnie haT
O wae be aye upon thee and thine!
My clan and kin are a' aw a.

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