ROSES OF PRINCE CHARLIE
(Ronnie Browne)



Chorus:

Come now; gather now, here where the flowers grow
White is the blossom as the snow on the bend
Here now, freedom’s call, we’ll make a solemn vow
Now by the Roses of Prince Charlie


Fight again at Bannockburn your battle-axe to wield
Fight by your grand sire on Floddin’s bloody field
Fight at Calouden the bonnie prince to shield
Fight by the Roses of Prince Charlie


Chorus:

Come now; gather now, here where the flowers grow
White is the blossom as the snow on the bend
Here now, freedom’s call, we’ll make a solemn vow
Now by the Roses of Prince Charlie


Spirits of the banished in far and distant lands
Carved out the new world with sweat, blood and hands
Return now in glory and on the silver sand
Fight by the Roses of Prince Charlie


Chorus:

Come now; gather now, here where the flowers grow
White is the blossom as the snow on the bend
Here now, freedom’s call, we’ll make a solemn vow
Now by the Roses of Prince Charlie


Take your strength from the green fields, blanket, peat and cove
Ships from the Clyde have a Nation in their hold
The water of life some men need to make them bold
Black gold and fishes from the sea man


Chorus:

Come now; gather now, here where the flowers grow
White is the blossom as the snow on the bend
Here now, freedom’s call, we’ll make a solemn vow
Now by the Roses of Prince Charlie

Repeat Chorus