A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1789 · Poem

The Braes o’ Killiecrankie


Where hae ye been sae braw, lad?Whare hae ye been sae brankie, O?Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?Cam ye by Killiecrankie, O?4

Chorus

An ye had been whare I hae been,Ye wad na been sae cantie, O;An ye had seen what I hae seen,I’ the Braes o’ Killiecrankie, O.8
I faught at land, I faught at sea,At hame I faught my Auntie, O;But I met the devil an’ Dundee,On the Braes o’ Killiecrankie, O.12

Chorus

An ye had been whare I hae been,Ye wad na been sae cantie, O;An ye had seen what I hae seen,I’ the Braes o’ Killiecrankie, O.16
The bauld Pitcur fell in a furr,An’ Clavers gat a clankie, O;Or I had fed an Athole gled,On the Braes o’ Killiecrankie, O.20

Chorus

An ye had been whare I hae been,Ye wad na been sae cantie, O;An ye had seen what I hae seen,I’ the Braes o’ Killiecrankie, O.24
Year
1789
Form
Poem
Location
Ellisland
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns