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Clerk Saunders and may Margaret	A
Walk'd owre yon garden green	B
And deep and heavy was the love	C
That fell thir twa between	B
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'A bed a bed ' Clerk Saunders said	D
'A bed for you and me '	-
'Fye na fye na ' said may Margaret	A
'Till anes we married be '	-
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'Then I'll take the sword frae my scabbard	E
And slowly lift the pin	F
And you may swear and save your aith	G
Ye ne'er let Clerk Saunders in	F
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'Take you a napkin in your hand	H
And tie up baith your bonnie e'en	I
And you may swear and save your aith	G
Ye saw me na since late yestreen '	-
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It was about the midnight hour	J
When they asleep were laid	K
When in and came her seven brothers	L
Wi' torches burning red	D
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When in and came her seven brothers	L
Wi' torches burning bright	M
They said 'We hae but one sister	J
And behold her lying with a knight '	-
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Then out and spake the first o' them	N
'I bear the sword shall gar him die '	-
And out and spake the second o' them	N
'His father has nae mair but he '	-
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And out and spake the third o' them	N
'I wot that they are lovers dear '	-
And out and spake the fourth o' them	N
'They hae been in love this mony a year '	-
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Then out and spake the fifth o' them	N
'It were great sin true love to twain '	-
And out and spake the sixth o' them	N
'It were shame to slay a sleeping man '	-
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Then up and gat the seventh o' them	N
And never a word spake he	O
But he has striped his bright brown brand	H
Out through Clerk Saunders' fair bodye	P
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Clerk Saunders he started and Margaret she turn'd	Q
Into his arms as asleep she lay	R
And sad and silent was the night	M
That was atween thir twae	S
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And they lay still and sleepit sound	T
Until the day began to daw'	T
And kindly she to him did say	R
'It is time true love you were awa' '	-
	-
But he lay still and sleepit sound	T
Albeit the sun began to sheen	B
She look'd atween her and the wa'	S
And dull and drowsie were his e'en	I
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Then in and came her father dear	U
Said 'Let a' your mourning be	O
I'll carry the dead corse to the clay	R
And I'll come back and comfort thee '	-
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'Comfort weel your seven sons	V
For comforted I will never be	O
I ween 'twas neither knave nor loon	W
Was in the bower last night wi' me '	-
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The clinking bell gaed through the town	X
To carry the dead corse to the clay	R
And Clerk Saunders stood at may Margaret's window	T
I wot an hour before the day	R
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'Are ye sleeping Marg'ret ' he says	Y
'Or are ye waking presentlie	R
Give me my faith and troth again	I
I wot true love I gied to thee '	-
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'Your faith and troth ye sall never get	T
Nor our true love sall never twin	F
Until ye come within my bower	J
And kiss me cheik and chin '	-
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'My mouth it is full cold Marg'ret	T
It has the smell now of the ground	T
And if I kiss thy comely mouth	G
Thy days of life will not be lang	Z
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'O cocks are crowing a merry midnight	T
I wot the wild fowls are boding day	T
Give me my faith and troth again	I
And let me fare me on my way '	-
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'Thy faith and troth thou sallna get	T
And our true love sall never twin	F
Until ye tell what comes o' women	A2
I wot who die in strong traivelling '	-
	-
'Their beds are made in the heavens high	B2
Down at the foot of our good Lord's knee	O
Weel set about wi' gillyflowers	Y
I wot sweet company for to see	Y
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'O cocks are crowing a merry midnight	T
I wot the wild fowls are boding day	T
The psalms of heaven will soon be sung	C2
And I ere now will be miss'd away '	-
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Then she has taken a crystal wand	T
And she has stroken her troth thereon	D2
She has given it him out at the shot window	T
Wi' mony a sad sigh and heavy groan	E2
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'I thank ye Marg'ret I thank ye Marg'ret	T
And ay I thank ye heartilie	R
Gin ever the dead come for the quick	F2
Be sure Marg'ret I'll come for thee '	-
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It 's hosen and shoon and gown alone	E2
She climb'd the wall and follow'd him	G2
Until she came to the green forest	T
And there she lost the sight o' him	G2
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'Is there ony room at your head Saunders	Y
Is there ony room at your feet	T
Or ony room at your side Saunders	Y
Where fain fain I wad sleep '	-
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'There 's nae room at my head Marg'ret	T
There 's nae room at my feet	T
My bed it is fu' lowly now	H2
Amang the hungry worms I sleep	I2
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'Cauld mould is my covering now	H2
But and my winding sheet	T
The dew it falls nae sooner down	X
Than my resting place is weet	T
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'But plait a wand o' bonny birk	J2
And lay it on my breast	T
And shed a tear upon my grave	K2
And wish my saul gude rest '	-
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Then up and crew the red red cock	L2
And up and crew the gray	T
''Tis time 'tis time my dear Marg'ret	T
That you were going away	T
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'And fair Marg'ret and rare Marg'ret	T
And Marg'ret o' veritie	T
Gin e'er ye love another man	M2
Ne'er love him as ye did me '	-

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