Doon by Stirling Brig, the Wallace lay in hiding As the Englishmen, frae the south came riding Loud the river Forth, between them baith was gurling Gurling oot o' sicht, below the Brig O Stirling Watching frae the wood, the Wallace and the Moray As the English Cam' wi' the Earl O' Surrey Ane by ane they crossed, a' the brig was filling Still they onward cam' o'er the Brig O' Stirling Wallace gave the shout, oot his men cam running Stopped the English host on the Brig O' Stirling Cressingham turned round, the brig was sma' for turning Moray cut him down on the Brig O' Stirling All the English men ran intae each other Nane could turn about, nane could gae much further Some fell o'er the side in the Forth was drowning Some were left tae dee on the Brig O' Stirling Surrey he was wild, could nae ford the river Wished wi' all his mecht that the brig was bigger Then he rade awa, loud the man was cursin' He'd lost a' his men, and the Brig o' Stirling.
Aw the English men ran intae each other Nane could turn about, nane could gae much further Some fell o'er the side in the Forth was drowning Some were left tae dee on the Brig O' Stirling Love that bit. You can just feel the songwriter/singer taking such visceral delight in the death of those poor hapless sods.
R.I.P. Alan Watt May your legacy live on forever through all the people's minds you have helped to enlighten. You will be missed and your work will not go unrecognized. Rest well old friend, this world's troubles are no longer yours to worry about, you are now free! "May your God or your Gods go with you."
I could name a few but I get your point.Pacifism is curse tae Scots.We stagnate.I`ve seen Scots appalled by our boldness.Not civilized enough for some.But I`m not one of them.They`ve forgot yabawbag why....ha ha
i remember the night i was at the last concert when the two of them were together at stirling , i was paid to bounce the night , the next time it was ronnie himself , he had to batlle his own and our grief that night , roy was just magic , god must have needed a template for a patriot to take him , god in his mercy rest him and guard us from alex
Was there ever an actual DVD performance of this particular song? I'm looking for a DVD for my folks, and none of the ones I've seen have this song (which is pretty much their favourite).
NEVER heard them do a bad one - & the way they could get into a song, re-arrange it & make it FAR better than anyone else could even hope for used to amaze me. Saw them once live @ Montrose - in a class of their own !
Doon by Stirling Brig, the Wallace lay in hiding
As the Englishmen, frae the south came riding
Loud the river Forth, between them baith was gurling
Gurling oot o' sicht, below the Brig O Stirling
Watching frae the wood, the Wallace and the Moray
As the English Cam' wi' the Earl O' Surrey
Ane by ane they crossed, a' the brig was filling
Still they onward cam' o'er the Brig O' Stirling
Wallace gave the shout, oot his men cam running
Stopped the English host on the Brig O' Stirling
Cressingham turned round, the brig was sma' for turning
Moray cut him down on the Brig O' Stirling
All the English men ran intae each other
Nane could turn about, nane could gae much further
Some fell o'er the side in the Forth was drowning
Some were left tae dee on the Brig O' Stirling
Surrey he was wild, could nae ford the river
Wished wi' all his mecht that the brig was bigger
Then he rade awa, loud the man was cursin'
He'd lost a' his men, and the Brig o' Stirling.
Aw the English men ran intae each other
Nane could turn about, nane could gae much further
Some fell o'er the side in the Forth was drowning
Some were left tae dee on the Brig O' Stirling
Love that bit. You can just feel the songwriter/singer taking such visceral delight in the death of those poor hapless sods.
I clean my room to this song. This song makes me feel like I can take on the world.
RIP Alan Watt Cuttingthroughthematrix, from your loyal friends in San Francisco , CA
Slovakia, Eu, RIP Alan! i will never forget
I absolutely love this version, which I first heard in Scotland.
R.I.P. Alan Watt
May your legacy live on forever through all the people's minds you have helped to enlighten. You will be missed and your work will not go unrecognized. Rest well old friend, this world's troubles are no longer yours to worry about, you are now free!
"May your God or your Gods go with you."
very kind words from you, thank You! Alan appreciate for sure. god bless
The best version I've heard, that is what I call a war song, fires my blood.
I am 28 and I grow up listening to the corries and ill keep on listening the corries in the future
When was the last song written about a proud countryman.....Alba gu bràth,, think again,
I could name a few but I get your point.Pacifism is curse tae Scots.We stagnate.I`ve seen Scots appalled by our boldness.Not civilized enough for some.But I`m not one of them.They`ve forgot yabawbag why....ha ha
Dum,ba,ba,duum...
Gonna love that giant Bodhran!
i remember the night i was at the last concert when the two of them were together at stirling , i was paid to bounce the night , the next time it was ronnie himself , he had to batlle his own and our grief that night , roy was just magic , god must have needed a template for a patriot to take him , god in his mercy rest him and guard us from alex
if was 4 years later the jacobites would have kicked the provost arses ...
👍🏻🏴Thanks for keeping these song alive 🏴👍🏻
The best folk songs. I sang these to my children and their children
ALBA GU BRATH
RIP, dear Alan, from Montreal, Quebec.
I personally reccomend his site he's a very speedy sender of corries merchandise!
Love this song, first heard it sung by Steeleye Span. This version is so much better.
No, you heard them try to play "cam ye o'er frae france", same tune tho
FREEDOM BECKONS
420RoKn you need to go more north, try the westhighland walk way unreal
Was there ever an actual DVD performance of this particular song? I'm looking for a DVD for my folks, and none of the ones I've seen have this song (which is pretty much their favourite).
Awesome
Changed my life.
Mone the Argyles
@brawladdie1 there is not too many there is not such a thinh as the right amount on this song as I sing it myself it was very good
Still listening in 2023 ❤😊
Love their accent
Hazel Sidra: You mean their pronunciation, not their accent--which is not particularly noticeable.
Too many diddleydums in this version. You'd think they'd fogotten the words and are filling in!
Proud son of the rock
Got to b one of there best song
NEVER heard them do a bad one - & the way they could get into a song, re-arrange it & make it FAR better than anyone else could even hope for used to amaze me. Saw them once live @ Montrose - in a class of their own !
The best song ever written ever!THE WALLACE LAY IN HIDING!