Sleep My Prince

[Verse 1] Sleep, my prince, lay doon yer heid The fire is burning low Yer generals will watch the night They ken whit they maun know Ye've led us far frae France's shore Ye've brought us tae this field Noo rest, my prince, and let the men Wha've fought before, tak the steel [Chorus] Sleep, my prince, sleep this night The morn will bring a crown Jist close yer een and trust the men Wha winna let ye doon [Verse 2] We won ye Prestonpans, my prince We won ye Falkirk tae We brocht ye south tae Derby toon An kept the wolves at bay We didna need yer battle plans We needed but yer name Sae sleep, my prince, and let us work We'll win ye a' the same [Chorus] Sleep, my prince, sleep this night The morn will bring a crown Jist close yer een and trust the men Wha winna let ye doon [Verse 3] But Charlie widna sleep that night He kenned it a' himself He set us on that boggy moor He wouldna hear of help The guns roared oot at first light The clans ran through the mud And a' his royal certainty Ran red wi' Highland blood [Chorus] Sleep, my prince, sleep at last There'll be nae crown the morn Yer een are closed but far too late And the Stuart's hope is gone [Verse 4] I'm auld noo, in a foreign land My bones will rest in clay That's no the soil I fought tae keep Sae many years away And Charlie drinks in Roman halls And blames me for it a' But I sing soft this lullaby For the night he let us fa' [Outro - tender, slowing] Sleep, my prince, sleep at last Ye'll never wear that crown I'd hae won it for ye, had ye slept Had ye but laid ye doon I'd hae won it for ye, had ye slept Had ye but laid ye doon