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
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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
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Two made three and five made ten
Fifteen - forty-five
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
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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