| 1 |
There was a battle in the north,
And rebels there were many,
And they were a' brought before the king,
And taken was my geordie.
My Geordie O, O my Geordie O,
O the love I bear to Geordie!
For the very ground I walk upon
Bears witness I love Geordie. |
| 2 |
As she went up the tolbooth-stair,
The cripples there stood many,
And she dealt the red gold them among,
For to pray for her love Geordie. |
| 3 |
And when she came unto the hall
The nobles there stood many,
And every one stood hat on head,
But hat in hand stood Geordie. |
| 4 |
O up bespoke a baron bold,
And O but he spoke bonnie!
'Such lovers true shall not parted be,'
And she's got her true-love Geordie. |
| 5 |
When she was mounted on her high horse,
And on behind her Geordie,
Nae bird on the brier eer sang sae clear
As the young knight and his lady.
O my Geordie O, O my Geordie O,
O the love I bear to Geordie!
The very stars in the firmament
Bear tokens I love Geordie. |
