Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
Language: English 
O Bessie Bell and Mary Gray,
  They war twa bonnie lasses;
They biggit a bower on yon burn-brae,
  And theekit it o'er wi' rashes.
 
They theekit it o'er wi' rashes green,
  They theekit it o'er wi' heather;
But the pest cam frae the burrows-town,
  And slew them baith thegither.
 
They thought to lye in Methven kirkyard,
  Amang their noble kin;
But they maun lye in Stronach haugh,
  To bick forenent the sin.
 
And Bessie Bell and Mary Gray,
  They war twa bonnie lasses;
They biggit a bower on yon burn-brae,
  And theekit it o'er wi' rashes.

Glossary:
biggit = built
theekit = thatched
haugh = water-mead
biek = bask
sin = sun

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-24
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Word count: 96