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I will go, I will go.
When the fighting is over to the land of McLeod that I left to be a soldier.
I will go, I will go.

The king's son came alone, and called us all together,
saying, "Pray, heathen men, will you fight for my father?"
I will go, I will go.

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I've a buckle on my belt, a sword in my scabbard,
a red coat on my back, and a shilling in my pocket.
I will go, I will go.

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When they put us all on board, the lasses were singing,
but the tears came to thier eyes when the bells started ringing,
I will go, I will go.

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When we landed on the shore, and saw the foreign heather,
we knew that some would fall, and would stay there forever,
I will go, I will go.

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When we came back to the glen, winter was turnin',
and our goods lay in the snow, and our houses, they were burnin',
I will go, I will go.

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