Freedom Come Aa Ye

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Freedom Come Aa Ye is a Scots sang componed bi Hamish Henderson. It is set tae the muisic o "The Bloody Fields of Flanders".

It is whiles proponed as a naitional sang for Scotland, maistlins bi fowk wi a inklin tae socialism (alang wi Burns' A Man's A Man). The sang is obviously socialist, mentionin John Maclean an appealin for unity o the warld's wirkin fowk agin weir (the mak o the Internationale).

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(pit tae the RRSSC)

Roch the win i the clear day's dawin,
Blaws the cloods heilster-gowdie ower the bay,
But thare's mair nor a roch win blawin
Throu the Great Glen o the warl' the day.
It's a thocht that wad gar oor roddans —
Aa thae rogues that gang gallus fresh an gay —
Tak the road an seek ither loanins
Wi thair ill-ploys tae sport an play.
Nae mair will oor bonnie callants
Merch tae war whan oor braggarts crousely craw;
Nor wee weans frae pitheid an clachan
Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw.
Broken faimlies in launs we'v harriet
Will curse "Scotland the Brave" nae mair, nae mair;
Black an white ane-til-ither marriet
Mak the vile barracks o thair maisters bare.
Sae come aa ye at hame wi freedom!
Niver heed whit the houdies croak for Doom;
In yer hoose aa the bairns o Aidam
Will fin breid, barley-bree an paintit room.
Whan Maclean meets wi's freens in Springburn
Aa thae roses an geans will turn tae blume
An a black laud frae yont Nyanga
Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doun.