The Bonnie Earl Of Moray

Verse 1

Ye Hielands and ye lowlands, Oh, where hae ye been? They have slain the Earl of Moray,

Verse 2

And they laid him on the green They have slain the Earl of Moray, And they laid him on the green.

Verse 3

Now woe be to thee, Huntley! And wherefore did you say? I bade you bring him wi' you,

Verse 4

But forbade you him to slay. I bade you bring him wi' you, But forbade you him to slay.

Verse 5

He was a braw gallant, And he rode at the ring; And the bonny Earl of Moray,

Verse 6

Oh, he might have been a king. And the bonny Earl of Moray, Oh, he might have been a king.

Verse 7

He was a graw gallant, And he play'd at the ba'; And the bonny Earl of Moray

Verse 8

Was the flower among them a'. And the bonny Earl of Moray Was the flower among them a'.

Verse 9

He was a braw gallant, And he play's at the glove; And the bonny Earl of Moray,

Verse 10

Oh, he was the Queen's love. And the bonny Earl of Moray, Oh, he was the Queen's love.

Verse 11

Oh! Long will his lady Look o'er the castle down Ere she see the Earl of Moray

Verse 12

Come sounding through the town. Ere she see the Earl of Moray Come sounding through the town.

The Bonnie Earl O' Moray

Ronnie Browne - Topic