The Birks of Abergeldy
A New Song,
To its own Proper Tune.
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(1)
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O Bonny Lassie wilt thou go,
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Wilt thou go, wilt thou go,
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O bonny Lassie wilt thou go
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To the Birks of Abergeldy,
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My dear Sir, I dare not gang,
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I dare not gang, I dare not gang,
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My dear Sir, I dare not gang,
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For fear that ye betray me.
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(2)
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Thou need not fear, my dearest Life,
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My dearest life, etc,
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That ever I will leave thee,
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For I will stay with thee all day,
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With thee all day, etc.
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And from all fears defend thee.
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(3)
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Abergeldy Birks are very cold,
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Are very cold, etc.
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The weather very frostie.
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My dear I'll hug thee in my Arms,
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In my Arms, etc.
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And wrap thee in my Plaidie,
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(4)
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But what if I do prove with Child,
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Do prove with Child, etc,
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To thee a Highland Laddie,
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O then in haste I'll marry thee.
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I'll marry thee, etc.
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And then thou'll be a Lady,
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(5)
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Abergeldy is too near my Friends,
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Too near my Friends, etc,
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Their Eyes on me are steddy,
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But if thou'll go to Edinburgh,
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To Edinburgh, etc.
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I'm at they service ready.
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The second Part to the same Tune
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(1)
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BEssie is my Bed made,
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My Bed made, etc,
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Or is my Supper ready.
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Bessie if my Bed were made,
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My Bed were made, etc.
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The less Meat would serve me.
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(6)
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I would have my Gown made,
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My Gown made, etc.
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In the Birks of Abergeldey;
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Side and wide about the Tail,
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About the Tail, etc,
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And gimp about the Body.
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(7)
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As I went throw the Moor of Skeen,
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The Moor of Skeen, etc.
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St. Johnstoun lay well near me.
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I laid my Sword among the Broom
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Among the Broom, etc.
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And often kiss'd my Dearie.
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