A Croft In Clachan [The Ballad Of Rob Macdunn] chords by
Johnny Cash And Glen Campbell

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Verse 1
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With the Campbells and
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McDonalds
It was in their blood to fight
With each passing generation it
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Became a mans birthright
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But they always had a common enemy
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Never would the English crown
Take Scottish independency
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Verse 2
Oh the battles rage in
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Glasgow and majestic Edinburgh
And they came with war machines and
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In the highlands shots were heard
Then the people rose in union and
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The forces moved as one
And the Clans all joined together to
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See English on the run
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And in a tiny croft in Clachan sat a mother
Peg Macdunn
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And she sewed the cords together for
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Her 16 year old son
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And she cried as he was leaving, donâ
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And come you back to Clachan when
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The English are all done
Now Rob Macdunn was ready as
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The left the croft behind
And he joined the highland pipe brigade
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With one thing on his mind
That to keep his home and freedom he
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Must face it like a man
So he marched in common union with
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His musket in his hand
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And he met the hill of battle
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In the highlands and the low
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And the reason for the fighting long
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Within his blood to know
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In the middle of the rumble
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He was forward gaining ground
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And the bagpipes still were piping as
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The dead lay all around
Then he moved in no direction till
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He faced the winds of North
And he boldly climbed the highlands
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Further from the Firth of Forth
Then one freezing, blowing morning
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Came the cry of Peg Macdunn
Back to my croft in Clachan God
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Has sent me home my son
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And in another croft
in Clachan cross
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The way from the Macdunnâ
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With her face against the window
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Sat a young girl, tired and worn
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And she smiled a secret knowing as
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She breathed a prayer alone:
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"I thank thee, Lord
For bringing Rob Macdunn back
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safely home"
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Verse 3
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Back to the croft in Clachan
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He returned to peace again
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He had gone a boy of 16
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But he came back as a man

Outro 1
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