| 1 |
The Lawland lads think they are fine,
But the Hieland lads are brisk and gaucy,
And they are awa, near Glasgow toun,
To steal awa a bonnie lassie. |
| 2 |
'I wad gie my gude brown steed,
And sae wad I my gude grey naigie,
That I war fifty miles frae the toun,
And nane wi me but my bonnie Peggy.' |
| 3 |
But up then spak the auld gudman,
And vow! but he spak wondrous saucie;
'Ye may steal awa our cows and ewes,
But ye sanna get our bonnie lassie.' |
| 4 |
'I have got cows and ewes anew,
I've got gowd and gear already;
Sae I dinna want your cows nor ewes,
But I will hae your bonnie Peggy.' |
| 5 |
'I'll follow you oure moss and muir,
I'll follow you oure mountains many,
I'll follow you through frost and snaw,
I'll stay na langer wi my daddie.' |
| 6 |
He set her on a gude brown steed,
Himself upon a gude grey naigie;
They're oure hills, and oure dales,
And he's awa wi his bonnie Peggy. |
| 7 |
As they rade out by Glasgow toun,
And doun by the hills o Achildounie,
There they met the Earl of Hume,
And his auld son, riding bonnie. |
| 8 |
Out bespak the Earl of Hume,
And O! but he spak wondrous sorry;
'The bonniest lass about a' Glasgow toun
This day is awa wi a Hieland laddie!' |
| 9 |
As they rade bye auld Drymen toun,
The lasses leuch and lookit saucy,
That the bonniest lass they ever saw
Sud be riding awa wi a Hieland laddie. |
| 10 |
They rode on through moss and muir,
And so did they owre mountains many,
Until that they cam to yonder glen,
And she's lain doun wi her Hieland laddie. |
| 11 |
Gude green hay was Peggy's bed,
And brakens war her blankets bonnie,
Wi his tartan plaid aneath her head;
And she's lain doun wi her Hieland laddie. |
| 12 |
'There's beds and bowsters in my father's house,
There's sheets and blankets, and a' thing ready,
And wadna they be angry wi me,
To see me lie sae wi a Hieland laddie!' |
| 13 |
'Tho there's beds and beddin in your father's house,
Sheets and blankets, and a' made ready,
Yet why sud they be angry wi thee,
Though I be but a Hieland laddie? |
| 14 |
'It's I hae fifty acres of land,
It's a' plowd and sawn already;
I am Donald, the Lord of Skye,
And why sud na Peggy be calld a lady? |
| 15 |
'I hae fifty gude milk kye,
A' tied to the staws already;
I am Donald, the Lord of Skye,
And why sud na Peggy be calld a lady? |
| 16 |
'See ye no a' yon castles and towrs?
The sun sheens owre them a sae bonnie;
I am Donald, the Lord of Skye,
I think I'll mak ye as blythe as onie.' |
| 17 |
A' that Peggy left behind
Was a cot-house and a wee kail-yardie;
Now I think she is better by far
Than tho she had got a Lawland lairdie. |
