Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

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'Come , come , thou bonnie ,
Sit upon my hand,
And thy cage shall o beaten ,
And of hazel .'

2

'O , O to , lady,
And ill thou !
For way guided Lord John,
Soon, soon guide .'

3

'Go to my ,' she said,
'And it my ,
And will that bonnie
Come quickly to .'

4

'Before bend thy bow, lady,
And it thy ,
will at far forest,
Telling tales thee.'
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1	* * * * 'Come down, come down, thou bonnie bird, Sit low upon my hand, And thy cage shall be o the beaten gowd, And not of hazel wand.'
2	'O woe, O woe be to thee, lady, And an ill death may thou die! For the way thou guided good Lord John, Soon, soon would thou guide me.'
3	'Go bend to me my bow,' she said, 'And set it to my ee, And I will gar that bonnie bird Come quickly down to me.'
4	'Before thou bend thy bow, lady, And set it to thy ee, O I will be at yon far forest, Telling ill tales on thee.' * * * * *