PROUD LADY MARGARET
Fair Margretwas a young ladye,An come of high degree;Fair Margret was a young ladye,An proud as proud could be.Fair Margret was a rich ladye,The king’s cousin was she;Fair Margaret was a rich ladye,An vain as vaincouldbe.She war’d her wealth on the gay cleedinThat comes frae yont the sea,She spent her time frae morning till nightAdorning her fair bodye.Ae night she sate in her stately ha,Kaimin her yellow hair,When in there cum like a gentle knight,An a white scarf he did wear.“O what’s your will wi me, sir knight,O what’s your will wi me?You’re the likest to my ae brotherThat ever I did see.“You’re the likest to my ae brotherThat ever I hae seen,But he’s buried in Dunfermline kirk,A month an mair bygane.”“I’m the likest to your ae brotherThat ever ye did see,But I canna get rest into my grave,A’ for the pride of thee.“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,Leave pride an vanity;Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,Sair altered ye maun be.“O ye come in at the kirk-doorWi the gowd plaits in your hair;But wud ye see what I hae seen,Ye maun them a’ forbear.“O ye come in at the kirk-doorWi the gowd prins i your sleeve;But wad ye see what I hae seen,Ye maun gie them a’ their leave.“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,Leave pride an vanity;Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,Sair altered ye maun be.”He got her in her stately ha,Kaimin her yellow hair,He left her on her sick sick bed,Sheding the saut saut tear.
Fair Margretwas a young ladye,An come of high degree;Fair Margret was a young ladye,An proud as proud could be.Fair Margret was a rich ladye,The king’s cousin was she;Fair Margaret was a rich ladye,An vain as vaincouldbe.She war’d her wealth on the gay cleedinThat comes frae yont the sea,She spent her time frae morning till nightAdorning her fair bodye.Ae night she sate in her stately ha,Kaimin her yellow hair,When in there cum like a gentle knight,An a white scarf he did wear.“O what’s your will wi me, sir knight,O what’s your will wi me?You’re the likest to my ae brotherThat ever I did see.“You’re the likest to my ae brotherThat ever I hae seen,But he’s buried in Dunfermline kirk,A month an mair bygane.”“I’m the likest to your ae brotherThat ever ye did see,But I canna get rest into my grave,A’ for the pride of thee.“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,Leave pride an vanity;Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,Sair altered ye maun be.“O ye come in at the kirk-doorWi the gowd plaits in your hair;But wud ye see what I hae seen,Ye maun them a’ forbear.“O ye come in at the kirk-doorWi the gowd prins i your sleeve;But wad ye see what I hae seen,Ye maun gie them a’ their leave.“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,Leave pride an vanity;Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,Sair altered ye maun be.”He got her in her stately ha,Kaimin her yellow hair,He left her on her sick sick bed,Sheding the saut saut tear.
Fair Margretwas a young ladye,An come of high degree;Fair Margret was a young ladye,An proud as proud could be.
Fair Margretwas a young ladye,
An come of high degree;
Fair Margret was a young ladye,
An proud as proud could be.
Fair Margret was a rich ladye,The king’s cousin was she;Fair Margaret was a rich ladye,An vain as vaincouldbe.
Fair Margret was a rich ladye,
The king’s cousin was she;
Fair Margaret was a rich ladye,
An vain as vaincouldbe.
She war’d her wealth on the gay cleedinThat comes frae yont the sea,She spent her time frae morning till nightAdorning her fair bodye.
She war’d her wealth on the gay cleedin
That comes frae yont the sea,
She spent her time frae morning till night
Adorning her fair bodye.
Ae night she sate in her stately ha,Kaimin her yellow hair,When in there cum like a gentle knight,An a white scarf he did wear.
Ae night she sate in her stately ha,
Kaimin her yellow hair,
When in there cum like a gentle knight,
An a white scarf he did wear.
“O what’s your will wi me, sir knight,O what’s your will wi me?You’re the likest to my ae brotherThat ever I did see.
“O what’s your will wi me, sir knight,
O what’s your will wi me?
You’re the likest to my ae brother
That ever I did see.
“You’re the likest to my ae brotherThat ever I hae seen,But he’s buried in Dunfermline kirk,A month an mair bygane.”
“You’re the likest to my ae brother
That ever I hae seen,
But he’s buried in Dunfermline kirk,
A month an mair bygane.”
“I’m the likest to your ae brotherThat ever ye did see,But I canna get rest into my grave,A’ for the pride of thee.
“I’m the likest to your ae brother
That ever ye did see,
But I canna get rest into my grave,
A’ for the pride of thee.
“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,Leave pride an vanity;Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,Sair altered ye maun be.
“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,
Leave pride an vanity;
Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,
Sair altered ye maun be.
“O ye come in at the kirk-doorWi the gowd plaits in your hair;But wud ye see what I hae seen,Ye maun them a’ forbear.
“O ye come in at the kirk-door
Wi the gowd plaits in your hair;
But wud ye see what I hae seen,
Ye maun them a’ forbear.
“O ye come in at the kirk-doorWi the gowd prins i your sleeve;But wad ye see what I hae seen,Ye maun gie them a’ their leave.
“O ye come in at the kirk-door
Wi the gowd prins i your sleeve;
But wad ye see what I hae seen,
Ye maun gie them a’ their leave.
“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,Leave pride an vanity;Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,Sair altered ye maun be.”
“Leave pride, Margret, leave pride, Margret,
Leave pride an vanity;
Ere ye see the sights that I hae seen,
Sair altered ye maun be.”
He got her in her stately ha,Kaimin her yellow hair,He left her on her sick sick bed,Sheding the saut saut tear.
He got her in her stately ha,
Kaimin her yellow hair,
He left her on her sick sick bed,
Sheding the saut saut tear.