In the north of a rainy island
Was a country fair and green
The Cruithne settled on its sand
And raised stones, as can be seen

They kept the Romans off their turf
And struck fear in Britons' heart
The Gael appeared from yonder surf
And of this land they claimed their part

From the south the Angles came
Remembered in Gododdin's song
Lothian warriors then fought for fame
On Catraeth's field, so hard and long

Fortiu taken by brave Highland men
On its remains a new nation arose
And Alba's first ruler was king Ken
Of whom is told in poetry and prose

And thus ended the Pictish story
In the field a rock, ancient, alone
A memorial of battle and of glory
Of forgotten men who raised this stone