The Campbells Are Coming | Free Celtic Piano Sheet Music

“The Campbells Are Coming,” is a Scottish bagpipe hymn associated with the Campbell clan, a Highland clan.

“The Campbells Are Coming” was composed around 1715. There are several theories about its origin, but the most popular theory suggests that the tune was inspired by the war of the Jacobite rising of 1715. It was played by the vanguard of the loyalist Scottish troops as they marched in opposition to the Jacobite rebels.

Lyrics for ‘The Campbells Are Coming’

The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!Upon the Lomonds I lay, I lay,
Upon the Lomonds I lay, I lay,
I looked down to bonnie Lochleven,
And saw three bonnie perches play.The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!Great Argyle he goes before,
He makes his cannons and guns to roar,
Wi’ sound o’ trumpet, pipe and drum,
The Campbells are comin Oho, Oho!The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!The Campbells they are a’ in arms,
Their loyal faith and truth to show,
Wi’ banners rattling in the wind,
The Campbells are comin Oho, Oho!The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!
The Campbells are comin to bonnie Lochleven,
The Campbells are comin, Oho! Oho!

Print Easy Piano Sheet Music

Here’s an awesome arrangement of ‘The Campbells Are Coming’ for easy piano solo. There’s an mp3 on the site that piano students can listen to as they practice this piece. The arrangement is available to print in PDF format.

The Campbells Are Coming for Easy Piano Solo