Fair William's Mourn

from Redbird by Honeyfoot

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lyrics

Summer fell’n autumn woke
He war left a’ murnin’
Lady cawed him to the door
‘n sing’t the day is dawnin’

Sing’t the day is dawnin’


Ay a’ hear yer fair lady song
‘n a’ ken the day is dawnin’
My lady lou is lang ‘n gane
‘n nou a’ lie ‘n murnin’

Nou a’ lie ‘n murnin’


Willie war the nigh’ e’er lang
na day ‘twad ken such sorrow
Yer Lady Lou ‘s lang bin gane
Ay tho I bring tha’ morrow


Ay a’ hear yer fair lady song
‘n a’ ken the day is dawnin’
My lady lou is lang bin gane
‘n nou a’ lie ‘n murnin’

Nou a’ lie ‘n murnin’


Stand ye up, man, hear my plea
Come walk by me this morn’
Lady lou didna teuk frae thee
Whit coud be yers by ther neist muin


Ay a’ hear yer fair lady song
‘n a’ ken the day is dawnin’
My lady lou is lang ‘n gane
‘n nou a’ lie ‘n murnin’

Nou a’ lie ‘n murnin’



Stan’ ye’ up fair lad, fair lad
Fer I brung by me this a’way
Frae o’er yonder dowie den
Fair Maiden of tha’ hollow


We’re rade o’er thaim high, high hills
‘n throu them fields o’ thorn
Come up upo’ thaes fauch ‘ol fell
Come tae yer dreary door


We left ahin not’ta once not’ta twice
But thrice oor pecks in gold
We left’em by not’ta one not’ta twa
But three my young’ns grown

Three my young’ns grown


Ay a’ hear yer fair lady song
‘n a’ ken the bonnie lass
My lady lou is lang ‘n gane
The daurk shanna e’er pass

The daurk shanna e’er pass


Willie lay’d by day, by day
‘n woud’na open tha’ door
No lady woud he e’er allou
ta’ plead ‘a him na’mair

Ta’ plead ‘a him na’mair


Willy lay’d by night, by night
All lay’d out in his best
His whittl’d heart sits naer ta’ him
A’white an’ lay’d ta’ rest

A’white an’ lay’d ta’ rest

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from Redbird, released April 5, 2017

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