Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

. . . .
. . . .
'We'll awa to bonnie Dundee,
And our Archie .'
* * * * *

2

They through locks, and through bars,
And through everything cam their ,
Until to big iron ,
And 's where Archie .
[Little John says]

3

. . . .
'O Archie speak me,
. . . .
For are to ye .'

4

. . . .
'Such thing canna ,
For 's fifty pund gude Spanish
Atween my neckbane my knee.'

1	. . . . . . . . 'We'll awa to bonnie Dundee, And set our brither Archie free.' * * * * *
2	They broke through locks, and they broke through bars, And they broke through everything that cam in their way, Until they cam to a big iron gate, And that's where brother Archie lay. [Little John says]
3	. . . . 'O brither Archie speak to me, . . . . For we are come to set ye free.'
4	. . . . 'Such a thing it canna be, For there's fifty pund o gude Spanish airn Atween my neckbane and my knee.'