| 1 |
'O whare hae ye been, Peggy?
O whare hae ye been?'
'I the garden amang the gilly-flowrs,
Atween twal hours and een.' |
| 2 |
'Ye've na been there your leen, Peggy,
Ye've na been there your leen;
Your father saw you in Jamie's arms,
Atween twal hours and een.' |
| 3 |
'Tho my father saw me in Jamie's arms,
He'll see me there again;
For I will sleep in Jamie's arms
When his grave's growin green.' |
| 4 |
'Your Jamie is a rogue, Peggy,
Your Jamie is a loun,
For trysting out our ae dochter,
And her sae very young.' |
| 5 |
'Lay no the wyte on Jamie, mither,
The blame a' lies on me;
For I will sleep in Jamie's arms
When your een winna see.' |
| 6 |
Now she has to her ain bouer gane;
He was waiting there him leen:
'I'm blythe to see ye, Jamie, here,
For we maunna meet again.' |
| 7 |
She's tane the wine-glass in her hand,
Pourd out the wine sae clear;
Says, Here's your health and mine, Jamie,
And we maun meet na mair. |
| 8 |
She has tane him in her arms twa,
And gien him kisses five;
Says, Here's your health and mine, Jamie,
I wish weel mote ye thrive. |
| 9 |
'Your father has a bonnie cock,
Divides the nicht and day,
And at the middle watch o the nicht
In greenwud ye'll meet me.' |
| 10 |
Whan bells war rung, and mass was sung,
And a' men boun for bed,
She's kilted up her green claithing,
And met Jamie in the wud. |
| 11 |
Whan bells war rung, and mass was sung,
About the hour o twa,
It's up bespak her auld father,
Says, Peggy is awa! |
| 12 |
'Ga saddle to me the black, the black,
Ga saddle to me the grey;'
But ere they wan to the tap o the hill
The wedding was a' bye. |
