The Tartan

The Tartan - Carl Wilson

There are hundreds of tartans so lovely to see

And many a famous has graced the bare knee

And the kilt that I wear is both ancient and braw

It's the pride o' my heart and the dearest of a'

Then it's Hie for the tartan and Ho for the tartan

The stamp of the Heilands from Skye tae Dundee

It's proud I am bearing this tartan I'm wearing

The pride o' my Clan and the tartan for me

The Mackenzie is noted the Lindsay is grand

The gordon's familiar in many a land

And the Cameron men have a right to be proud

With the Campbells and stewarts MacLeod of MacLeod

Then it's hey for the tartan and Ho for the tartan

The stamp O' the hielands from Skye to dundee

And it's proud I am bearing the tartan I'm wearing

The pride O' my clan and the tartan for me

There's the Bruce the Buchanan the Fraser and McBain

McDonald McMillan McPherson and McLean

But I can't name them all and it's no use to try

So I give you the tartan from Solway to Skye

Then it's Hie for the tartan and Ho for the tartan

The stamp of the Heilands from Skye tae Dundee

It's proud I am bearing this tartan I'm wearing

The pride o' my Clan and the tartan for me

Aye The children of Scotia may roam the world o'er

But their thoughts aye return to the land they adore

And the skirl o' the pipes sends the heart beating high

And the tartans of home bring a tear to the eye

Then it's hey for the tartan and Ho for the tartan

The stamp O' the hielands from Skye to dundee

And it's proud I am bearing the tartan I'm wearing

The pride O' my clan and the tartan for me

The pride O' my clan and the tartan for me