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 And had the glory of the field, Made him to run and seek for bield, To a castle strong in the morning. 9. But the brave Macduff, he was so bold, He drew him out of that strong hold, And left him dead, as I am told, In Lumphanan's glens in the morning. 10. No wonder tho' Macduff did him disown, He had kill'd the King upon the throne, And swayed the Sceptre as his own, Among Scotland's glens in the morning. 11. So none could count Macduff unfair, To kill that Tyrant, I declare, And place on the throne the righteous heir, Among Scotland's glens in the morning. 12. We have yet Generals o' that valiant race, Lord Fife and his Brother in this place, Who oftentimes their foes did face, In times of wars in the morning. 13. This present Lord was long in Spain, A General's post he there did gain, And possessed of it does yet remain, Among Scotland's glens in the morning. 14. A General brave, Lord Fife was found, For when he did receive an wound, He bravely did maintain his ground, On the plains of Spain in the morning. 15. When the other General fled and ran, The brave Lord Fife he led the van, And made the French look pale and wan, When they fled from that field in the morning. 16. And wherever Fife's Earl gives the command, May Britain's enemies never stand, But flee away, by sea and land, From Scotland's glens in the morning, 17. May that valiant race last like the sun, That forward in his course doth run, May they subdue their foes with sword and gun, As Generals brave in the morning.