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11"O saw ye my father, or saw ye my mither, O saw ye my father?
22"Or saw ye my true love John?" or saw ye my mother?
33"I saw nae your father, I saw nae your mither, Or saw ye my true-love John?
44"But I saw your true love John." I saw not your father,
55 I saw not your mother,
66"It's now ten at night, and the stars gie nae light, But I saw your true-love John.
77"And the bells they ring ding dang;
88"He's met wi' some delay, that causes him to stay, It's now ten at night,
99"But he will be here ere lang." and the stars gie nae light,
1010 And the bells they ring ding, dang;
1111"Flee up, flee up, my bonny gray cock, He's met wi' some delay
1212"And craw when it is day; that causeth him to stay,
1313"And your neck shall be like the bonny-beaten gold, But he will be here ere lang.
1414"And your wings of the silver grey!"
1515 The surly auld earl
1616The cock proved false, and untrue he was, did naething but snarl,
1717For he crew an hour o'er soon; And Johnny's face it grew red;
1818The lassie thought it day, when she sent her love away, Yet, tho he often sigh'd,
1919And it was but a blink o' the moon. he neer a word replied
20 Till all were asleep in bed.
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22 Up Johnny rose,
23 and to the door he goes,
24 And gently tirl'd the pin;
25 The lassie taking tent
26 unto the door she went,
27 And she open'd and let him in.
28
29 And are ye come at last?
30 and do I hold ye fast?
31 And is my Johny true?
32 I hae nae time to tell,
33 but sae lang's I like mysell
34 Sae lang will I love you.
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36 Flee, flee up,
37 my bonny grey cock,
38 And craw when it is day;
39 Your neck shall be
40 like the bonny beaten gold,
41 And your wings of the silver grey.
42
43 The cock prov'd false,
44 and untrue he was,
45 For he crew an hour o'er soon;
46 The lassie thought t'was day
47 when she sent her love away,
48 And it was but a blink of the moon.

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