As I came in by Auchindoun
A little wee bit frae the toun
When to the Highlands I was bound
To view the haughs of Cromdale
I met a man in tartan trews
I speir'd at him what was the news
Quo' he the Highland army rues
That e'er we came to Cromdale

We were in bed sir every man
When the Engligh host upon us came
A bloody battle then began
Upon the haughs of Cromdale
The English horse they were so rude
They bath'd their hooves in Highland blood
But our brave clans they boldly stood
Upon the haughs of Cromdale

But alas! We could no longer stay
For o'er the hills we came away
And sore we do lament the day
That e'er we came to Cromdale
Thus the great Montrose did say
Can you direct the nearest way?
For I will o'er the hills this day
And view the haughs of Cromdale

Alas my lord you're not so strong
You scarcely have two thousand men
And there's twenty thousand on the plain
Stand rank and file on Cromdale
Thus the great Montrose did say
I say direct the nearest way
For I will o'er the hills this day
And see the haughs of Cromdale

They were at dinner every man
When great Montrose upon them came
A second battle then began
Upon the haughs of Cromdale
The Grant Mackenzie and MacKay
Soon as Montrose they did espy
O then they fought most valiantly!
Upon the haughs of Cromdale

The Macdonalds they returned again
The Camerons did their standard join
MacIntosh play'd a bloody game
Upon the haughs of Cromdale
The MacGregors fought like lions bold
MacPhersons none could them control
MacLaughlins fought like loyal souls
Upon the haughs of Cromdale

MacLeans MacDougals and MacNeils
So boldly as they took the field
And make their enemies to yield
Upon the haughs of Cromdale
The Gordons boldly did advance
The Frasers fought with sword and lance
The Grahams they made the heads to dance
Upon the haughs of Cromdale

The loyal Stewarts with Montrose
So boldly set upon their foes
And brought them down with Highland blows
Upon the haughs of Cromdale
Of twenty thousand Cromwell's men
Five hundred fled to Aberdeen
The rest of them lie on the plain
Upon the haughs of Cromdale Lyrics from a song in Public Domain