Saw ye my father
Language: English after the English
"O saw ye my father, or saw ye my mither,
"Or saw ye my true love John?"
"I saw nae your father, I saw nae your mither,
"But I saw your true love John."
"It's now ten at night, and the stars gie nae light,
"And the bells they ring ding dang;
"He's met wi' some delay, that causes him to stay,
"But he will be here ere lang."
"Flee up, flee up, my bonny gray cock,
"And craw when it is day;
"And your neck shall be like the bonny-beaten gold,
"And your wings of the silver grey!"
The cock proved false, and untrue he was,
For he crew an hour o'er soon;
The lassie thought it day, when she sent her love away,
And it was but a blink o' the moon.
Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani
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Text added to the website: 2012-07-03.
Last modified: 2016-01-12 17:03:58
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Word count: 134
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