They say Victoria loved our Highlands Well, that's because she owned them all A feather pen and an iron fist Put a people's back against the wall The silent sheilings tell their tale Of burning thatch and of ruined door Of families driven from their homes And a way of life that is no more, no more They took it from the people They took it from the people Now kings and queens might be getting scarce But watch that politician man He'll smash your union, freeze your wages And fill his pockets while he can He'll close the mines and sell the railways Ships and steel are gone the same But if you've bought the lies he's selling Then you'll know just who are the ones he'll blame He'll blame it on the people He'll blame it on the people Now we've opted out of social justice Privatized our conscience pains Society does not exist, nor Scotland either, That is plain They're going to sell us back our water That falls from Heaven to God's green earth Is this the land of Bruce and Wallace Is this the land of freedom and my birth? Sell it to the people Sell it to the people Now this should be a rich wee country We've gas and wood and coal and oil Whiskey, the pipes and willing workers All prepared to strive and toil Let's give the country something special Liberty in mair than name Get off your knees, and cast your votes And let the nation's voice be heard again Make them listen to the people Make them listen to the people Will they listen to the people?
They say Victoria loved our Highlands Well, that's because she owned them all A feather pen and an iron fist Put a people's back against the wall The silent sheilings tell their tale Of burning thatch and of ruined door Of families driven from their homes And a way of life that is no more, no more They took it from the people They took it from the people Now kings and queens might be getting scarce But watch that politician man He'll smash your union, freeze your wages And fill his pockets while he can He'll close the mines and sell the railways Ships and steel are gone the same But if you've bought the lies he's selling Then you'll know just who are the ones he'll blame He'll blame it on the people He'll blame it on the people Now we've opted out of social justice Privatized our conscience pains Society does not exist, nor Scotland either, That is plain They're going to sell us back our water That falls from Heaven to God's green earth Is this the land of Bruce and Wallace Is this the land of freedom and my birth? Sell it to the people Sell it to the people Now this should be a rich wee country We've gas and wood and coal and oil Whiskey, the pipes and willing workers All prepared to strive and toil Let's give the country something special Liberty in mair than name Get off your knees, and cast your votes And let the nation's voice be heard again Make them listen to the people Make them listen to the people Will they listen to the people?
