(acc. Appalachian dulcimer)
| 1 |
There lived twa sisters in ane bower,
Minorie, O, Minorie,
There cam' a young man to be their wooer,
On the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
one |
| 2 |
He coorted the eldest wi' a' his land,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
He coorted the youngest wi' his right hand
On the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
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| 3 |
He gied the eldest a brooch and ring,
Minorie, O, Minorie,
But he loo'ed the youngest abune a' thing
On the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
gave
loved, above |
| 4 |
He coorted the eldest wi' his penknife,
Minorie, O, Minorie,
But he loo'ed the youngest abune his life,
On the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie.
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| 5 |
O sister, sister, ye'll gang to the broom,
Minorie, O, Minorie,
And we'll maybe hear the blackbird change its tune,
And we'll maybe see the lads o' Minorie; |
go |
| 6 |
They walked up and they walked doon,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
And thrice the blackbird changed his tune,
But they never saw the lads o' Minorie. |
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| 7 |
O sister, sister, ye'll gang to the dam,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
To see gin oor faither's ship be comin' in,
To the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
if |
| 8 |
They went to the dam and they stood on a stone,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
And the eldest dang the youngest in,
To the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
stone
shoved |
| 9 |
O she swam up and she swam doon,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
Till she swam to where her sister did stand,
On the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
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| 10 |
O sister, sister, tak' me by the hand,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
And ye'll get the miller lad and a' his land,
He's the bonnie miller lad o' Minorie. |
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| 11 |
It wasna for that that I danged ye in,
Minorie, O, Minorie,
But you was fair and I was dun,
And ye'll droon in the dams o' Minorie. |
ugly |
| 12 |
The miller's ae dochter gaed oot to the dam,
Minorie, O, Minorie;
For water to wash her faither's hands,
By the bonnie dam sides o' Minorie. |
own |
| 13 |
O faither, O faither, come to the dam
Minorie, O, Minorie,
There's either a maid or a milk-white swan
She is drooned in the dams o' Minorie. |
drowned |
| 14 |
There was nane o' them kent her there,
Minorie, O, Minorie:
But weel kent the miller by her bonnie yellow hair,
'Twas his ain bonnie lass o' Minorie. |
none, knew |
