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GEORDIE (3) (Robert Burns) There was a battle in the north, And nobles there was many, And they hae kill'd Sir Charlie Hay, And they laid the wyte on Geordie O he has written a lang letter, He sent it to his lady; Ye maun cum up to Enbrugh town To see what words o' Geordie. When first she look'd the letter on, She was baith red and rosy; But she had na read a word but twa, Till she wallow't like a lily, Gar get to me my gude grey steed, My menzie a' gae wi' me; For I shall neither eat nor drink, Till Enbrugh town shall see me. And she has mountit her gude grey steed, Her menzie a' gaed wi' her; And she did neither eat nor drink Till Enbrugh town did see her. And first appear'd the fatal block, And syrie the aix to head him; And Geordie cumin down the stair, And bands o airn upon him. But tho' he was chain'd in fetters strang, O airn and steel sae heavy, There was na ane in a'the court, Sae bruw a Man as Geordie. O she's down on her bended knee, I wat she's pale and weary, O pardon, pardon, noble king, And gie me back my Dearie! I hae born seven sons to my Geordie dear, The seventh ne'er saw his daddie: O pardon, pardon, noble king, Pity a waefu' lady! Gar bid the headin-man mak haste! Our king reply'd fu' lordly: O noble king, tak a'that's mine, But gie me back my Geordie. The Gordons cam and the Gordons ran, And they were stark and steady; And ay the word amang them a' Was, Gordons keep you ready. An aged lord at the king's right hand Says, noble king, but hear me: Gar her tell down five thousand pound And gie her back her Dearie. Some gae her marks, some gae her crowns, Some gae her dollars many; And shes tell'd down five thousand pound, And she's gotten, again her Dearie. She blinkit blythe in her Geordie's face, Says, dear I've bought thee, Geordie: But there sud been bluidy bouks on the green, Or I had tint my laddie. He claspit her by the middle sma', And he kist her lips sae rosy: The fairest flower o' woman-kind Is my sweet, bonie Lady! Child #209 Roud-90 Tune: Geordie - An old Ballad (358) filename[ GEORDI3 TUNE FILE: GEORDI3 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: GEORDI3.1 CLICK TO PLAY ARB |
Geordie (from The Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs) |
