The People Speak: Hamish Henderson "Freedom Come-All-ye" (1960) Hamish Henderson's song "Freedom Come-All-Ye" was written in the spring of 1960 and dedicated to "the Glasgow Peace marchers" against nuclear weapons in Scotland. It takes a historical view of Scottish involvement in British imperial wars, before looking forward to global change, invoking the vision of John Maclean, and justice in South Africa (Nyanga is a South African township). Roch the wind in the clear day's dawin Blaws the cloods heelster-gowdie ow'r the bay But there's mair nor a roch wind blawin Thro the great glen o the warld the day It's a thocht that wad gar oor rottans Aa thae rogues that gang gallus fresh an gay Tak the road an seek ither loanins Wi thair ill-ploys tae sport an play Nae mair will our bonnie callants Mairch tae war when oor braggarts crousely craw Nor wee weans frae pit-heid an clachan Mourn the ships sailin doon the Broomielaw Broken faimlies in lands we've herriet Will curse "Scotlan the Brave" nae mair, nae mair Black an white ane til ither mairriet Mak the vile barracks o their maisters bare So come a" ye at hame wi freedom Never heed whit the houdies croak for doom In yer hoose a" the bairns o Adam Can find breid, barley-bree an painted room When Maclean meets wi's friens in Springburn Aa the roses an geans will turn tae bloom An a black boy frae yont Nyanga Dings the fell gallows o the burghers doon.