Mackenzie Tartan

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Aye, look at that cloth Green, blue, and gold Stitched for the hills And the hands of old They wore it in rain They wore it in fire Kept it by heart Like a living choir [Pre-Chorus] From glen to the quay Through smoke and through stone Each thread says, "we're here" Each fold says, "home" [Chorus] Mackenzie tartan, braw and true Mackenzie tartan, me and you Hold that weave, hold that name From old clan halls to the present day Mackenzie tartan, sing it loud Mackenzie tartan, stand proud [Verse 2] In Edinburgh wind Where the Royal Mile bends You can trace old tales Where the ribbon never ends From clan fires bright To the march of years It carried the pride And it carried the tears [Pre-Chorus] Aye, the young and the grey Know what it meant A pattern of blood And a covenant [Chorus] Mackenzie tartan, braw and true Mackenzie tartan, me and you Hold that weave, hold that name From old clan halls to the present day Mackenzie tartan, sing it loud Mackenzie tartan, stand proud [Bridge] Haud on, my friend Hear the old refrain Not just a cloth It's a road through pain From kith to kin From moor to street Aye, every line Keeps the heartbeat [Final Chorus] Mackenzie tartan, braw and true Mackenzie tartan, me and you Hold that weave, hold that name From old clan halls to the present day Mackenzie tartan, sing it loud Mackenzie tartan, stand proud Mackenzie tartan, braw and true Aye, it remembers me and you