Willie has taen him oer the fame, He’s woo’d a wife and brought her hame. He’s woo’d her for her yellow hair, But his mother wrought her mickle care. And mickle dolour gard her dree, For lighter she can never be. But in her bower she sits wi pain, And Willie mourns oer her in vain. And to his mother he has gone, That vile rank witch of vilest...Learn More

Kinge Arthur liues in merry Carleile, And seemely is to see, And there he hath with him Queene Genever, That bride soe bright of blee. And there he hath with [him] Queene Genever, That bride soe bright in bower, And all his barons about him stoode, That were both stiffe and stowre. The king kept a royall Christmasse, Of mirth and great...Learn More

THE provost’s daughter went out a walking, Refrain: A may’s love whiles is easy won She heard a poor prisoner making his moan, Refrain: And she was the fair flower of Northumberland. ‘If any lady would borrow me Refrain: Out into the prison strong, I would make her a lady of high degree, Refrain: For I am a great lord in fair Scotland.’ She’s done...Learn More

It is talked the warld all over, The brume blooms bonnie and says it is fair That the king’s dochter gaes wi child to her brither. And we’ll never gang doun to the brume onie mair He’s taen his sister doun to her father’s deer park, The brume blooms bonnie and says it is fair Wi his yew-tree bow and arrows fast slung to his back. And we’ll never...Learn More

There were three ravens sat on a tree, Downe a downe, hay down, hay downe There were three ravens sat on a tree, With a downe There were three ravens sat on a tree, They were as black as they might be. With a downe derrie, derrie, derrie, downe, downe The one of them said to his mate, Downe a downe, hay down, hay downe The one of them said to his...Learn More

‘RISE up, rise up, now, Lord Douglas,’ she says, ‘And put on your armour so bright; Let it never be said that a daughter of thine Was married to a lord under night. ‘Rise up, rise up, my seven bold sons, And put on your armour so bright, And take better care of your youngest sister, For your eldest’s awa the last night.’ He’s mounted her on a...Learn More

There were three ladies lived in a bower, Refrain: Eh vow bonnie And they went out to pull a flower. Refrain: On the bonnie banks o Fordie They hadna pu'ed a flower but ane, When up started to them a banisht man. He's taen the first sister by her hand, And he's turned her round and made her stand. "It's whether will ye be a rank robber's...Learn More

THERE was three ladies playd at the ba, Refrain: With a hey ho and a lillie gay There came a knight and played oer them a’. Refrain: As the primrose spreads so sweetly The eldest was baith tall and fair, But the youngest was beyond compare. The midmost had a graceful mien, But the youngest lookd like beautie’s queen. The knight bowd low to a’...Learn More

My boy was scarcely ten years auld, Whan he went to an unco land, Where wind never blew, nor cocks ever crew, Ohon for my son, Leesome Brand! Awa to that king’s court he went, It was to serve for meat an fee; Gude red gowd it was his hire, And lang in that king’s court stayd he. He hadna been in that unco land But only twallmonths twa or...Learn More

Gil Breton has sent oer the fame, He's woo'd a wife an brought her hame. Full sevenscore o ships came her wi, The lady by the greenwood tree. There was twal an twal wi beer an wine, An twal an twal wi muskadine: An twall an twall wi bouted flowr, An twall an twall wi paramour: An twall an twall wi baken bread, An twall an twall wi the goud sae...Learn More

Seven lang years I hae served the king, Fa fa fa fa lilly And I never got a sight of his daughter but ane. With my glimpy, glimpy, glimpy eedle, Lillum too tee a ta too a tee a ta a tally I saw her thro a whummil bore, Fa fa fa fa lilly And I neer got a sight of her no more. With my glimpy, glimpy, glimpy eedle, Lillum too tee a ta too a tee a ta...Learn More

Sir Egrabell had sonnes three, Refrain: Blow thy horne, good hunter Sir Lyonell was one of these. Refrain: As I am a gentle hunter Sir Lyonell wold on hunting ryde, Untill the forrest him beside. And as he rode thorrow the wood, Where trees and harts and all were good, And as he rode over the plaine, There he saw a knight lay slaine. And as he...Learn More