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 ANONYMOUS

c l'll set my feet in yonder boat,

Mither, mither; I'll set my feet in yonder boat,

And I'll fare over the sea, O.'

'And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha',

Edward, Edward ? And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha',

That were sae fair to see, O?' "I'll let them stand till they doun fa',

Mither, mither; I'll let them stand till they doun fa',

For here never mair maun I be, O.'

'And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife,

Edward, Edward ? And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife,

When ye gang owre the sea, O ? ' 'The warld's room let them beg through life,

Mither, mither;

The warld's room: let them beg through life; For them never mair will I see, O.'

'And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear,

Edward, Edward? And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear,

My dear son, now tell me, O ? ' 'The curse of hell frae me sail ye bear,

Mither, mither,

The curse of hell frae me sail ye bear: Sic counsels ye gave to me, O!'

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