Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - Lyrics

Child 16
Sheath and Knife
Version E

Narrative

1   One king's daughter said to anither,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
'We'll gae ride like sister and brither.'
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
2   'We'll ride doun into yonder valley,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
Whare the greene green trees are budding sae gaily.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
3   'Wi hawke and hounde we will hunt sae rarely,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
And we'll come back in the morning early.'
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
4   They rade on like sister and brither,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
And they hunted and hawket in the valley the-gether.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
5   'Now, lady, hauld my horse and my hawk,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
For I maun na ride, and I downa walk.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
6   'But set me doun be the rute o this tree,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
For there hae I dreamt that my bed sall be.'
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
7   The ae king's dochter did lift doun the ither,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
And she was licht in her armis like ony fether.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
8   Bonnie Lady Ann sat doun be the tree,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
And a wide grave was houkit whare nane suld be.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
9   The hawk had nae lure, and the horse had nae master,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
And the faithless hounds thro the woods ran faster.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair
10   The one king's dochter has ridden awa,
      Brume blumes bonnie and grows sae fair
But bonnie Lady Ann lay in the deed-thraw.
      And we'll neer gae down to the brume nae mair

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