|
song lyrics
The Dowie Dens O Yarrow lyrics
THE DOWIE DENS O YARROW
O late at e en,and drinking the wine
Ere we made the lawing
We set a pact o the two between
Tae fecht it in the dawning.
O stay hame, stay hame my bonny bairn
Bide wi me the morrow
For my cruel brothers will ye betray
On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow
O as he gaed doon by Tenny s field
I wa t he gaed wi sorrow
For there in a den, were nine armed men
Tae fecht wi him on Yarrow.
Well have ye cam tae part yer land ?
Or cam ye here tae borrow ?
Or did ye cam tea wield yer brand
On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow ?
I hav na cam tae part my land
Not yet tae beg or borrow
But I cam here tae wield my brand
On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow.
If I see ye all,yer nine tae wan
And that s an unfair marrow
But I will fecht while lasts my brand
On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow.
Well five did he hack,and four did he slay
On the bloody braes o Yarrow
Till that fause knight cam in ahint
And ran his body through-o.
Gae hame ,gae hame,guid brother John
Find yer sister Sarah
Her lief lord lies cruely slain
On the bloody braes o Yarrow.
As she gaed doon yon high high hill
I wa t she gaed wi sorrow
For there in a den,there were ten slain men
On the bloody braes o Yarrow.
Traditional Borders ballad.
song lyrics
| 
