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SIR PATRICK SPENS 3 The King sits in Dunfermline toon Drinkin' the blood-red wine Saying - Whaur can I find a skeely skipper Tae sail this ship o' mine? It's up then spak' an elderly knicht Sat by the King's richt knee: Oh, Sir Patrick Spens is the skeeliest skipper That sailed upon the sea The King he wrote a braid letter And sealed wi' his hand And sent it tae Sir Patrick Spens A-walkin' on the strand Tae Norowa', tae Norowa' Tae Norowa' ower the faem Oh, the King's dochter frae Norowa' It's ye maun bring her hame Noo, the firsten word Sir Patrick read A loud loud laugh laughed he But the neisten word that Sir Patrick read Oh, the sault tears blind his ee Oh, wha has done this deed - He said This deadly deed tae me Tae send me oot at sic a time Tae sail upon the sea? They hadna been in Norowa' A week but scarcely three When the highest lords in the King's ain court Did turn richt roond tae say: Oh, these Scotsmen they do drink oor wine And our gowd spend quite free Tae Norowa' they sail their ship With ne'er a penny fee Ye're liars aloud - Sir Patrick cried Ye're liars aloud - cried he Oh, there's twenty thousands in silver- cried he And the dowry I brought with me I'll sail this nicht, this very nicht I'll sail richt ower the faem I'll mak' my way tae fair Scotland And I'll bring young Margaret hame Busk, oh busk, my merry men Oor ship maun sail at dawn - Oh, say na sae, my captain dear I fear a deadly storm For I saw the new moon late yestreen With the old moon in her airms And I fear, I fear, my captain dear I fear we'll come tae harm They sailed awa' frae Norowa' They sailed richt ower the faem For they were bound for Dunfermline Town For to bring young Margaret hame Oh lang, lang, may their ladies sit With their gowd kems in their hand Ere they see the great Sir Patrick Spens Come sailing tae the land Half ower, half ower tae Aberdour And fifty fathoms deep Oh there lies the great Sir Patrick Spens With the Scots lairds at his feet As sung by Jack Beck, on Half Ower, Half Ower tae Aberdour, Tradition Bearers Series LTCD 1006. Some of these verses came from Duncan Williamson - his full version can be heard on a cassette called 'Put another Log on the Fire'(Veteran Tapes - I think)(JB) @Scots @sailor Child #58 filename[ PATSPEN3 TUNE FILE: PATSPENS CLICK TO PLAY RX Feb07 |
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