My mouth it is full cold, Margret; It has the smell, now, of the ground; And if I kiss thy comely
mouth, Thy days of life will not be lang.
O cocks are crowing a merry midnight; I wot the wild fowls are boding day; Give me my faith
and troth again, And let me fare me on my way.
Thy faith and troth thou sallna get, And our true love sall never twin, Until ye tell what comes
o women, I wot, who die in strong traivelling?
Their beds are made in the heavens high, Down at the foot of our good Lords knee, Weel set
about wi gillyflowers; I wot, sweet company for to see.
O cocks are crowing a merry midnight; I wot the wild fowls are boding day; The psalms of
heaven will soon be sung, And I, ere now, will be missd away.
Then she has taken a crystal wand, And she has stroken her troth thereon; She has given it
him at the shot-window, Wi mony a sad sigh and heavy groan.
I thank ye, Margret; I thank ye, Margret; And ay I thank ye heartilie; Gin ever the dead come
for the quick, Be sure, Margret, Ill come for thee.
Its hosen and shoon, and gown alone, She climbd the wall, and followd him, Until she came
to the green forest, And there she lost the sight o him.
Is there ony room at your head, Saunders? Is there ony room at your feet? Or ony room at
your side, Saunders, Where fain, fain, I wad sleep?
Theres nae room at my head, Margret, Theres nae room at my feet; My bed it is fu lowly
now, Amang the hungry worms I sleep.
Cauld mould is my covering now, But and my winding-sheet; The dew it falls nae sooner down Than
my resting-place is weet.
But plait a wand o bonny birk, And lay it on my breast; And shed a tear upon my grave, And
wish my saul gude rest.
Then up and crew the red, red cock, And up and crew the gray: Tis time, tis time, my dear
Margret, That you were going away.
And fair Margret, and rare Margret, And Margret o veritie, Gin eer ye love another man, Neer
love him as ye did me.
WHY does your brand sae drop wi blude, Edward, Edward? Why does your brand sae drop
wi blude, And why sae sad gang ye, O? O I hae killd my hawk sae gude, Mither, mither; O I hae killd my
hawk sae gude, And I had nae mair but he, O.
Your hawks blude was never sae red, Edward, Edward; Your hawks blude was never sae
red, My dear son, I tell thee, O. O I hae killd my red-roan steed, Mither, mither; O I hae killd my red-roan
steed, That erst was sae fair and free, O.
Your steed was auld, and ye hae got mair, Edward, Edward; Your steed was auld, and ye hae
got mair; Some other dule ye dree,1 O. O I hae killd my father dear, Mither, mither; O I hae killd my father
dear, Alas, and wae is me, O!
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