The Twa Corbies - by
As I was walking all alane,
I heard twa corbies making a mane;
The tane unto the t’other say,
‘Where sall we gang and dine to-day?’
As I was walking all alane,
I heard twa corbies making a mane;
The tane unto the t’other say,
‘Where sall we gang and dine to-day?’
The King sits in Dunferline toun,
/ Drinkin the blude-reid wine
/ ‘O whaur will A get a skeely skipper
/ Tae sail…
Listen to me, as when ye heard our father
/ Sing long ago, the song of other shores-
/ Listen to me,…
It is late last night the dog was speaking of you;
/ the snipe was speaking of you in her deep…
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