I have just listened to Norman Kennedy's recording on Spotify; here's my attempt at a transcription. No doubt anyone more familiar with Scots than I am will want to make lots of adjustments in my spelling, plus there are some outright gaps and probable errors that need to be corrected. But I hope this will be helpful to those who are relying on memory.


CORACHREE
As recorded by Norman Kennedy on "Ballads & Songs of Scotland" (Folk-Legacy, 1968)

Twas on a summer's evenin I gaed oot tae tak the air
Fen comin in be Tarland toun I spied a lonely pair
The youth was tall an haunsome and the maid was fair tae see
And I kennt their destination wasnae far fae Corachree

Twas looks and cocks that motions (?) as they did pass me by
The sun was set; the nicht was fine; I heard that they did say
I pulled my plaidie roun me and I set my cap agie
Twas a' tae watch their motions comin in by Corachree

Haufwey up the avenue they baith set doon tae rest
He put his hands aroun her sayin my dear I love ye best
A maiden ye hae sutten doon an … tae me
But a maiden ye'll ne'er walk again on the grass o Corachree

Oh Sandy lad ye'll ne'er deny that deed that ye ha deen
My apron strings are broken; Lord, my hair flees wi the wind
My maidenheid has taen a fricht; it's fairly flown awa
And the session clerk'll get tae ken this deed ye've deen tae me

Cheer up, my bonnie lassie; ye needna care a fig
There's mony's the bonnie lassie gaes daily on the rig
There's mony's the bonnie lassie, aye, an jist as guid as thee
But a maiden ye'll ne'er walk again on the grass o Corachree

He comes doon in the evenin as often as he can
He comes doon in the evenin jist tae see his lonely Anne
They talk their lane o auld lang syne an naebody can see
But ye'll easy find oot a their beds are doon by Corachree