This song appears on a wonderful double CD issued by the Elphinstone Institute (details here). It is the first in a planned series dedicated to the Traveller traditions of North East Scotland.

The CD has been reviewed by Ian Olson on Musical Traditions. Alison McMorland is writing a book Doon the Dukker on the life and music of Elizabeth Stewart and her family, which will give the words to the songs.

So until that book appears what follows is the best that Roberto and I can manage with the text:-

Binnorie

1. There was twa sisters lived in this place
Oh heigh ho and binnorrie-O
2. Oh one was fair and the ither was deen
And the swan it swims sae bonnie-O

3. Dear sister, dear sister, will you tak' a walk
4. Wid ye tak' a walk doon by the miller's dam

5. Dear sister, dear sister, put your fit on marble stane
6. An' so slyly, so slyly she gently pushed her in

7. Dear sister, dear sister, will ye gie to me your hand
8. An' it's I'll gie to you a' my hooses an' my land

9. Dear sister, dear sister, I'll [lend ?] to you my hand
10. For I've come here for to mak' sure that you droon

11. Noo, the miller he'd a daughter an' her bein' a maid
12. She went doon for some water for to bake

13. Dear father, dear father, there swims in your dam
14. It's either a maid or a white milk swan

15. Noo the miller took a [click ?] and he clickéd her oot
16. And he put her on the dyke for to drip and to dry

17. Noo the king's three archers, they cam' ridin' by
18. And they took three strands o' her bonnie yellow hair.

19. One day when they a [?]
20. My sister Jane murdered me, they seeméd to cry

21. She drooned me doon in the miller's dam
22. It was a' because she wanted my ain true love John

23. Her father, her father, him being the King
24. He done hung fae a tree and left her for to dee

Notes
l.9 I'm sure what she actually sings is "I'll lend to you my hand" leaving out the vital word 'no'! Roberto hears an 'r' here and suggests looking for a Scots word meaning 'refuse'.
l.15 'Click' or 'cleek' appear in a number of versions of this song, but it sounds more like 'wheek' to me.
l.16 The vowel sound in 'drip' sounds to me more like a long 'e' (i:), but there doesn't seem much point in writing "dreep".
l.19 This remains unintelligible to me; especially the last couple of syllables. The line sounds something like "one day when they a' rose to a hame on high".

I'd like to add that the way Elizabeth sings this song is a delight; with her lovely phrasing and a control of pace that is an example to any singer.

Thanks, Roberto for starting this thread.