Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

Yestreen queen four Maries,
But 'll but three;
There Mary Beaton, and Mary Seaton,
And Mary Carmichell, and .

2

Oh little my mither ,
At when cradled ,
That wad sleep a nameless grave
And on gallows-.
Yestreen, etc.

3

They'll tie a kerchief my ,
And 'll let see t' dee,
And 'll spread my story thro a' the ,
Till reaches my ain countrie.

4

wish micht sleep the kirkyard,
Beneath hazel ,
Where we played the simmer nichts,
My brithers sisters .

1	Yestreen the queen had four Maries, But the nicht she'll hae but three; There was Mary Beaton, and Mary Seaton, And Mary Carmichell, and me.
2	Oh little did my mither think, At nicht when she cradled me, That I wad sleep in a nameless grave And hang on the gallows-tree. Yestreen, etc.
3	They'll tie a kerchief round my een, And they'll na let me see t' dee, And they'll spread my story thro a' the land, Till it reaches my ain countrie.
4	I wish I micht sleep in the auld kirkyard, Beneath the hazel tree, Where aft we played in the long simmer nichts, My brithers and sisters and me.