ANONYMOUS
c l'll set my feet in yonder boat,
Mither, mither; I'll set my feet in yonder boat,
And I'll fare over the sea, O.'
'And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha',
Edward, Edward ? And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha',
That were sae fair to see, O?' "I'll let them stand till they doun fa',
Mither, mither; I'll let them stand till they doun fa',
For here never mair maun I be, O.'
'And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife,
Edward, Edward ? And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife,
When ye gang owre the sea, O ? ' 'The warld's room let them beg through life,
Mither, mither;
The warld's room: let them beg through life; For them never mair will I see, O.'
'And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear,
Edward, Edward? And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear,
My dear son, now tell me, O ? ' 'The curse of hell frae me sail ye bear,
Mither, mither,
The curse of hell frae me sail ye bear: Sic counsels ye gave to me, O!'
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