| Variations of The Twa Corbies. |
| b. |
1. As I cam by yon auld house end,
I saw twa corbies sittin thereon.
21. Whare but by yon new fa' en birk.
3. We'll sit upon his bonny breast-bane,
And we'll pick out his bonny gray een;
We'll set our claws intil his yallow hair,
And big our bowr, it 's a' blawn bare.
4. My mother clekit me o an egg,
And brought me up i the feathers gray,
And bade me flee whereer I wad,
For winter wad be my dying day.
5. Now winter it is come and past,
And a' the birds are biggin their nests,
But I'll flee high aboon them a',
And sing a sang for summer's sake. |
| c. |
1. As I gaed doun by yon hous-en,
Twa corbies there were sittand their lane.
21. O down beside yon new-faun birk.
31. His horse.
32. His hounds to bring the wild deer hame.
4. O we'll sit on his bonnie breist-bane,
And we'll pyke out his bonnie grey een. |
| d. |
11, walking forth.
12, the ither.
18, we twa dine.
32. wild bird.
52. naebody kens.
58. when we've laid them bare.
54. win may blaw. |
