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Andrew Lang - The Bonny Hind
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O May she comes, and may she goes,
Down by yon gardens green,
And there she spied a gallant squire
As squire had ever been.

And may she comes, and may she goes,
Down by yon hollin tree,
And there she spied a brisk young squire,
And a brisk young squire was he.

"Give me your green manteel, fair maid,
Give me your maidenhead;
Gif ye winna gie me your green manteel,
Gi me your maidenhead."

He has taen her by the milk-white hand,
And softly laid her down,
And when he`s lifted her up again
Given her a silver kaim.

"Perhaps there may be bairns, kind sir,
Perhaps there may be nane;
But if you be a courtier,
You`ll tell to me your name."

"I am na courtier, fair maid,
But new come frae the sea;
I am nae courtier, fair maid,
But when I court`ith thee.

"They call me Jack when I`m abroad,
Sometimes they call me John;
But when I`m in my father`s bower
Jock Randal is my name."

"Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad,
Sae loud`s I hear ye lee!
For I`m Lord Randal`s yae daughter,
He has nae mair nor me."

"Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny may,
Sae loud`s I hear ye lee!
For I`m Lord Randal`s yae yae son,
Just now come oer the sea."

She`s putten her hand down by her spare
And out she`s taen a knife,
And she has putn`t in her heart`s bluid,
And taen away her life.

And he`s taen up his bonny sister,
With the big tear in his een,
And he has buried his bonny sister
Amang the hollins green.

And syne he`s hyed him oer the dale,
His father dear to see:
"Sing O and O for my bonny hind,
Beneath yon hollin tree!"

"What needs you care for your bonny hyn?
For it you needna care;
There`s aught score hyns in yonder park,
And five score hyns to spare.

"Fourscore of them are siller-shod,
Of thae ye may get three;"
"But O and O for my bonny hyn,
Beneath yon hollin tree!"

"What needs you care for your bonny hyn?
For it you needna care;
Take you the best, gi me the warst,
Since plenty is to spare."

"I care na for your hyns, my lord,
I care na for your fee;
But O and O for my bonny hyn,
Beneath the hollin tree!"

"O were ye at your sister`s bower,
Your sister fair to see,
Ye`ll think na mair o your bonny hyn
Beneath the hollin tree."
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