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Guitar: Floo'ers of the Forest (Including lyrics and chords)

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Channel: threelegsoman · 2018 · Education

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I have often meant to find this song as is mentioned in the last line of the chorus of Eric Bogle's "No Man's Land", but only a few days ago got around to diond so.
Having found the lyrics which come from a song written by Jean Elliot in the 18th century and is a reworking of an older song about the non-return of the large number of Scottish soldiers after the Battle of Flodden, when 10,000 are said to have perished along with their king and large numbers of the nobility.
Most versions on YouTube only sing the first and last pair of verses, though there is another pair in Elliot's song. 
Basing my interpretation on the singing of Kenneth McKellar, I too am singing only the two pairs.
I had to work out my own chord progression as I was unable to find one on the internet that sounded right.

For those, like myself, who are not Scottish, here is a glossary of some of the words in the song which may not be familiar to you:

ance=once
ane=one
bairns=children
blythe=carefree 
buchts=cattle pens 
cauld=cold
daffin’=bein’ playful 
dowie-sad 
dule=mourn
e’en=evenin’ 
gabbin'=gossipin’ 
hae=have 
hies=hastens 
ilka=every 
lanely=lonely 
leglen=stool 
liltin’=sin’in’
loanin’=pasture
mair=more
nae=no
sabbin’=sobbin’
scornin’=teasin’
wede=withered 
wae=woeful 
yowe=ewe

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