There's a braw fine clan o'lads as ilka man should ken
They are de'ils at the fichtin', they have clured a sicht o'men
They have suppit muckle whuskey when to ceildh they gang ben
The hielan' men of braw Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
They were founded by McAdam, who of all the men was first
He resided in Glen Eden and he pipit fit tae burst
Wi' a fig-leaf for a sporran and a perfect hielan' thirst
Till he stoll away the apple from Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
When the waters o'the deluge drookit all the whole world o'er
The chieftain of the clan y'know his name was Sean McNoah
So a muckle boat he biggit and he sheckit up the door
And he sailed away from drooned Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
McNoah sent a piper out to see if there was land
He came back wi' an empty whuskey bottle in each hand
But they couldna comprehend him, he was fu' ye understand
For he found a public house aboon the water!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
There was a jock named Joshua, a sapper he by trade
He went awa' to Jericho aboon a muckle raid
And the walls they went a-tumblin', and with loot the lads were paid
For the sapping and the mining in Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
When wise King Solomon was ruler o'er the glen
He had a hundred pipers and a thousand fichtin' men
And ten thousand wives and concubines, for as I'm sure ye ken
He kept a pow'rful household in Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
There was a birkie bangster was the ruler o'er the clan
His name it was t'Wallace and he was a fichtin' man
And he went about the border and the Southron turned and ran
From the dingin' o' the claymore in Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
* Many o' the clansmen went and left their heilan' homes
They loaded up on ships about the world to roam.
They were lookin' for a special place to call their very own
That's how Calontir** became Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
What a sight this morning wi' the clan all on parade
Wi' the claymore and the piper and the braw Glenwhorple plaid (prounounced "played")
And the pipey almost sober and the chieftan no' afraid
O' seein' tartan spiders in Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!
Heught! Glenwhorple, hielan' men,
Great strong whuskey-suckin' hielan' men,
They were hard-workin', hairy-leggit hielan' men,
Slainte mhor, Glenwhorple!