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11As I was walking all alane,There were three ravens sat on a tree,
22I heard twa corbies making a mane;Down a down hey down hey down.
33The tane unto the t'other say,And they were as black as they might be,
44'Where sall we gang and dine today?'With a down.
5Then one of them said to his mate:
6"Where shall we our breakfast take?"
7With a down derry derry derry down down.
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69"In behint yon auld fail dyke,Down in yonder greenfield,
710I wot there lies a new-slain knight;Down a down hey down hey down.
811And naebody kens that he lies there,There lies a knight slain under his shield;
912But his hawk, his hound, and his lady fair.With a down.
13His hounds they lie down at his feet,
14So well they can their master keep.
15With a down derry derry derry down down.
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1117His hound is to the hunting gane,His hawks they fly so eagerly,
1218His hawk, to fetch the wild-fowl hame,Down a down hey down hey down.
1319His lady's ta'en another mate,There is no fowl dare come him nigh
1420So we may make our dinner sweet.With a down.
21But down there comes a fallow doe,
22As great with young as she might go.
23With a down derry derry derry down down.
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1625Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane,O she lifts up his bloody head,
1726And I'll pike out his bonny blue e'en;Down a down hey down hey down.
1827Wi' ae lock o' his gowden hairAnd kissed his wounds that were so red.
1928We'll theek our nest when it grows bare.With a down.
29She got him up upon her back
30And carried him to an earthen lake.
31With a down derry derry derry down down.
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2133Many a one for him makes mane,She buried him before the prime,
2234But nane sall ken whare he is gane:Down a down hey down hey down.
2335O'er his white banes, when they are bare,She was dead herself ere evensong time.
2436The wind sall blaw for evermair."With a down.
37Now God send every gentleman
38Such hounds, such hawks and such a leman.
39With a down derry derry derry down down.

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