[Intro instrmental only , massive battle drums, bag pipe] [Verse 1] Scots— ! wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots— ! wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome! to your gory bed, [choir] Or to victory! Or to victory! Now’s the day, and now’s the hour: See the front o’ battle lour, See approach proud Edward’s power— [choir] Chains and slavery! Chains and slavery! [Chorus, battle drums, bag pipe,chant fast short shouts] Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! [Verse 2] Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward’s grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? [choir] Let him turn and flee! Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland’s king and law Freedom’s sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa’, [choir] Let him follow me! Let him follow me! [Chorus, battle drums, bag pipe,chant fast short shouts] Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! [choir] Let him turn and flee! Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland’s king and law Freedom’s sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa’, [choir] Let him follow me! Let him follow me! [Chorus, battle drums, bag pipe,chant fast short shouts] Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! [verse 3] By oppression’s woes and pains, By your sons in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins, [choir] But they shall be free! But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty’s in every blow! [choir] Let us do or die! Let us do or die! [Chorus, battle drums, bag pipe,chant fast short shouts] Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye! [outro , massive battle drums, bag pipe]
