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Some speak of lords some speak of lairds	A
And sic like men of high degree	B
Of a gentleman I sing a sang	C
Some time call'd Laird of Gilnockie	C
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The king he writes a loving letter	D
With his ain hand sae tenderlie	E
And he hath sent it to Johnnie Armstrang	C
To come and speak with him speedilie	E
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The Elliots and Armstrangs did convene	F
They were a gallant companie	F
We'll ride and meet our lawful king	C
And bring him safe to Gilnockie	C
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Make kinnen and capon ready then	F
And venison in great plentie	G
We'll welcome here our royal king	C
I hope he'll dine at Gilnockie	C
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They ran their horse on the Langholm howm	H
And brake their spears with meikle main	F
The ladies lookit frae their loft windows	A
God bring our men weel hame again	F
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When Johnnie came before the king	C
With all his men sae brave to see	B
The king he moved his bonnet to him	H
He ween'd he was a king as well as he	B
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May I find grace my sovereign liege	I
Grace for my loyal men and me	B
For my name it is Johnnie Armstrang	C
And a subject of yours my liege said he	B
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Away away thou traitor strang	C
Out of my sight soon may'st thou be	B
I granted never a traitor's life	J
And now I'll not begin with thee	B
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Grant me my life my liege my king	C
And a bonnie gift I'll gi'e to thee	B
Full four and twenty milk white steeds	A
Were all foal'd in ae year to me	B
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I'll gi'e thee all these milk white steeds	A
That prance and nicher at a spear	K
And as meikle gude Inglish gilt	G
As four of their braid backs dow bear	L
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Away away thou traitor strang	C
Out of my sight soon may'st thou be	B
I granted never a traitor's life	J
And now I'll not begin with thee	B
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Grant me my life my liege my king	C
And a bonnie gift I'll gi'e to thee	B
Gude four and twenty ganging mills	A
That gang thro' all the year to me	B
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These four and twenty mills complete	G
Shall gang for thee thro' all the year	K
And as meikle of gude red wheat	G
As all their happers dow to bear	L
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Away away thou traitor strang	C
Out of my sight soon may'st thou be	B
I granted never a traitor's life	J
And now I'll not begin with thee	B
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Grant me my life my liege my king	C
And a great gift I'll gi'e to thee	B
Bauld four and twenty sisters' sons	A
Shall for thee fecht tho' all shou'd flee	B
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Away away thou traitor strang	C
Out of my sight soon may'st thou be	B
I granted never a traitor's life	J
And now I'll not begin with thee	B
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Grant me my life my liege my king	C
And a brave gift I'll gi'e to thee	B
All between here and Newcastle town	F
Shall pay their yearly rent to thee	B
	-
Away away thou traitor strang	C
Out of my sight soon may'st thou be	B
I granted never a traitor's life	J
And now I'll not begin with thee	B
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Ye lied ye lied now king he says	A
Altho' a king and prince ye be	B
For I've loved naething in my life	J
I weel dare say it but honestie	G
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Save a fat horse and a fair woman	F
Twa bonnie dogs to kill a deer	K
But England shou'd have found me meal and mault	G
Gif I had lived this hundred year	K
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She shou'd have found me meal and mault	G
And beef and mutton in all plentie	G
But never a Scots wife cou'd have said	G
That e'er I skaith'd her a puir flee	B
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To seek het water beneath cauld ice	A
Surely it is a great follie	B
I have ask'd grace at a graceless face	A
But there is nane for my men and me	B
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But had I kenn'd ere I came frae hame	B
How unkind thou wou'dst been to me	B
I wou'd ha'e keepit the Border side	G
In spite of all thy force and thee	B
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Wist England's king that I was ta'en	F
Oh gin a blythe man he wou'd be	B
For ance I slew his sister's son	F
And on his breast bane brak a tree	B
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John wore a girdle about his middle	B
Embroider'd o'er with burning gold	G
Bespangled with the same metal	B
Maist beautiful was to behold	G
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There hang nine targats at Johnnie's hat	G
An ilk ane worth three hundred pound	G
What wants that knave that a king shou'd have	M
But the sword of honour and the crown	F
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Oh where got thee these targats Johnnie	B
That blink sae brawly aboon thy brie	B
I gat them in the field fechting	C
Where cruel king thou durst not be	B
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Had I my horse and harness gude	G
And riding as I wont to be	B
It shou'd have been tauld this hundred year	K
The meeting of my king and me	B
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God be with thee Kirsty my brother	D
Lang live thou laird of Mangertoun	B
Lang may'st thou live on the Border side	G
Ere thou see thy brother ride up and down	B
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And God he with thee Kirsty my son	B
Where thou sits on thy nurse's knee	B
But an thou live this hundred year	K
Thy father's better thou'lt never be	B
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Farewell my bonnie Gilnock hall	B
Where on Esk side thou standest stout	G
Gif I had lived but seven years mair	L
I wou'd ha'e gilt thee round about	G
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John murder'd was at Carlinrigg	C
And all his gallant companie	B
But Scotland's heart was ne'er sae wae	N
To see sae mony brave men die	G
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Because they saved their country dear	K
Frae Englishmen Nane were sae bauld	G
While Johnnie lived on the Border side	G
Nane of them durst come near his hauld	G

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