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7 Her mother dear led her through the close,

With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;

And her brother John set her on the horse,

As the primrose spreads so sweetly.

She lean'd her o'er the saddle bow,

With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;

To give him a kiss ere she did go,

As the primrose spreads so sweetly.

He has ta'en a knife, baith lang and sharp,

With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;

And stabb'd the bonnie bride to the heart

As the primrose spreads so sweetly.

She hadna ridden half through the town,

With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay,

Until her heart's blood stained her gown,

As the primrose spreads so sweetly.

"Ride saftly on," said the best young man,

"With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;

For I think our bonnie bride looks pale and wan,

As the primrose spreads so sweetly."

"O, lead me gently up yon hill,

With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;

And I'll there sit down, and make my will,

As the primrose spreads so sweetly."

"O, what will you leave to your father dear,

With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay?"

"The silver shod steed that brought me here,

As the primrose spreads so sweetly."