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T:Captain Wedderburn's Courtship
T:The Laird of Rosslyn's Daughter
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w:The Laird o' Ros-lin's daugh-ter walked through - the woods her - lane And - met
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w:wi' Cap-tain Wed-der-burn, a ser-vant - tae - the King Says
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w:he un-tae his ser-vant man, "Were't nae ag-ain-st the
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w:law - I'd tak her tae my ain bed - and lay her - at the wa'"
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W:The Laird o' Roslin's daughter walked through the woods her lane
W:And met wi' Captain Wedderburn, a servant tae the King
W:Says he untae his servant man, "Were't nae against the law
W:I'd tak her tae my ain bed and lay her at the wa'"
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W:2
W:"I'm walkin' here my lane," she says, "Amang my faither's trees
W:An' you maun let me walk my lane, kind sir now, if you please
W:The supper bell it will be rung an' I'll be missed awa'
W:So I'll nae lie untae your bed at either stock or wa'"
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W:3
W:Says he, "My bonnie lady, I pray gie me yer hand
W:And ye'll hae drums and trumpets always at your command
W:And fifty men tae guard ye wi' that weel their swords can draw
W:So we'll baith lie in ae bed, an' ye'll lie at the wa'"
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W:4
W:"Oh haud awa fae me, kind sir, I pray let go my hand
W:The supper bell it will be rung - I maun no longer stand
W:My faither will nae supper tak' if I am missed awa'
W:So I'll nae lie untae your bed at either stock or wa'"
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W:5
W:My name is Captain Wedderburn, my name I'll ne'er deny
W:And I command ten thousand men upon yon mountain high
W:If yer faither and his men were here o' them I'd stand nae awe
W:But I'd tak' ye tae my ain bed and lay ye at the wa'"
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W:6
W:Then he lap off his milk-white steed and set the lady on
W:And a' the way he gaed on foot and held her by the hand
W:He held her by the middle jimp for fear that she would fa'
W:Saying, "I'll tak' ye tae my ain bed and lay ye at the wa'"
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W:7
W:He's ta'en her tae his lodging hoose, the landlady looked ben
W:Sayin, "Many's a pretty lady in Edinburgh I've seen
W:But sicna bonnie lady is nae intae it at a'
W:So mak' for her a fine down bed and lay her at the wa'"
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W:8
W:Oh haud awa' fae me, kind sir, I pray ye let me be
W:For I'll nae lie untae your bed till I get dishes three
W:It's dishes three ye maun dress me, gin I should eat them a'
W:Afore I'll lie untae your bed at either stock or wa'"
W:
W:9
W:"For my supper I maun hae a chicken withoot a bane
W:An for my supper I maun hae a cherry withooten a stane
W:An for my supper I maun hae a bird withoot a ga'
W:Afore I'll lie untae your bed at either stock or wa'"
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W:10
W:"When the chicken's in the shell, I'm sure it has nae bane
W:And when the cherry's in the bloom, I wat it has nae stane
W:The doo she is a genty bird, and flies withoot a ga'
W:So we'll baith lie in ae bed and ye'll be at the wa'"
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W:11
W:"Oh haud awa' fae me, kind sir, I pray ye gie me ower
W:For I'll nae lay untae your bed till I get presents fower
W:It's presents fower ye maun gie me and that is twa an' twa
W:Afore I'll lie untae your bed at either stock or wa'"
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W:12
W:"I maun hae some winter fruit that in December grew
W:And I maun hae a silken goon that waft gaed never through
W:A sparrow's horn, a priest unborn this nicht tae join us twa
W:Afore I'll lie untae your bed at either stock or wa'"
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W:13
W:"My faither has some winter fruit that in December grew
W:My mither has a silken goon that weft gaed never through
W:A sparrows horn ye sune would find - there's ain on ilka claw
W:And twa upon the gob o'it and ye shall hae them a'"
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W:14
W:The priest he stands withooten the yett just ready tae come in
W:Nae man can say that he was born, nae man unless he sin
W:For he was whale-cut fae his mither's side and fae the same lat fa'
W:So we'll baith lie in ae bed an' ye'll lie at the wa"
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W:15
W:Oh little did that lady think that morning when she raise
W:That this was for tae be the last o' a' her maiden days
W:But noo there's nae within the realm tae be found a blither twa
W:For noo she's Mistress Wedderburn and she lies at the wa'":

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