From Jimmie Macgregor's Folk Songs of Scotland

HIGHLAND FAIRY LULLABY

I left my baby lying here, lying here, lying here;
I left my baby lying here to go and gather blaeberries.
Chorus:
Ho-van, ho-van gorry o go, gorry o go, gorry o go;
Ho-van, ho-van gorry o go, I never found my baby o.

I saw the swan upon the lake, etc., but never saw my baby o.
Chorus
I heard the curlew crying far, etc., but never heard my baby o
Chorus
I searched the moorland tarns and then, wandered through the silent glen;
I saw the mist upon the ben, but never saw my baby o.
Chorus

Macgregor writes, "A beautiful Highland song, and one of the first I ever recorded. It is based on an old Celtic belief that an unattended baby would be stolen away by the wee folk-the fairies. Sometimes a changeling - a supernatural being in human form - would be left in its place. I've added some verses, but kept the original chorus, which is very pleasant to sing, although it doesn't really mean anything."