Long time ago near Galloway, there lived a monstrous man
He broke the law, and he broke bones
Therefore, he got banned
He left the village with his wife to live his life of shame
I'm gonna tell his story now, and Sawney was his name
Sawney went into the wild, left the mob behind
To live his life with his wife, among his own kind
They found a shelter in the cliffs, a cave in which to hide
This cavern one could only reach at the fall of tide
Sawney, Sawney, cruel and scrawney
Hold tight your skean
Hunting men with the clan
Oh, Sawney, Sawney Bean
Sawney, Sawney, life is thorny
Hold tight your skean
Hale all men to your den
Oh Sawney, Sawney Bean
Two made three and five made ten, 1545
They kept it in the family, so they built their hive
The growing bunch of snouts to feed demanded greater prey
For the hunting pack of hounds, ready for the fray
Sawney, Sawney, cruel and scrawney
Hold tight your skean
Hunting men with the clan
Oh, Sawney, Sawney Bean
Sawney, Sawney, life is thorny
Hold tight your skean
Hale all men to your den
Oh, Sawney, Sawney Bean
People vanished in the woods, fear was taking hold
Like they'd been swallowed by the earth, their fate remained untold
Ten more years, a wanderer found human bones along the shore
Shortly after, henchmen stormed the cavern in the tor
Judged without a trial to be the animal he was
They dragged him to the scaffold and took away his claws
His heritage was burnt to dust, devoured by the flame
Now you know the story, and Sawney was his name
Sawney, Sawney, cruel and scrawney
Hold tight your skean
Hunting men with the clan
Oh, Sawney, Sawney Bean
Sawney, Sawney, life is thorny
Hold tight your skean
Hale all men to your den
Oh, Sawney, Sawney Bean
