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O heard you of Sir James the Roſe,

the young heir o'Buleighan?

For he has kill'd a gallant 'Squire,

Whaſe friends are out to tak him.

Now he has gane to the houſe o'Mar,

whare nane might ſeik to find him;

To ſee his dear he did repair,

Weining ſhe would befriend him.

Whar are you gaing Sir James? ſhe ſaid,

O whar awa' are ye riding?

I maun be bound to a foreign land,

and now I'm under hiding.

Whar fall I gae, whar fall I rin,

whar fall i rin to lay me?

For I hae kill'd a gallant 'Squire,

and his friends ſeek to ſlay me.

O gae ye down to yon laigh houſe,

I fall pay there your lawing:

And as I am your leman trew,

I'll meet you at the dawing.

He turn'd him richt and round about,

and row'd him in his brechan;