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Come hither an' sit on my knee Willie	A
Come hither an' sit on my knee	A
An' list while I tell how your brave brither fell	B
Fechtin' for you an' for me	A
Fechtin' for you an' for me Willie	A
Wi' his guid sword in his han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Ye min' o' your ain brither dear Willie	A
Ye min' o' your ain brither dear	C
How he pettled ye aye wi' his pliskies an' play	D
An' was aye sae cantie o' cheer	C
Aye sae cantie o' cheer Willie	A
As he steppit sae tall an' sae gran'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun Willie	A
D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun	A
D'ye min' wha grippit ye fra the big bull	E
D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun'	A
D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun' Willie	A
D'ye min' how the bluid doun ran	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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D'ye min' when we a' wanted bread Willie	A
the year when we a' wanted bread	F
How he smiled when he saw the het parritch an' a'	G
An' gaed cauld an' toom to his bed	F
Gaed awa' toom to his bed Willie	A
For the love o' wee Willie an' Nan	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Next simmer was bright but an' ben Willie	A
Next simmer was bright but an' ben	A
When there cam a gran' cry like a win' strang an' high	H
By loch an' mountain an' glen	A
By loch an' mountain an' glen Willie	A
The cry o' a far forrin lan'	A
An' up loupit ilka brave man Willie	A
Up loupit ilka brave man	A
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For the voice cam saying 'Wha 'll gang ' Willie	A
The voice cam saying 'Wha'll gang	I
To fecht owre the sea that the slave may be free	A
An' the weak be safe fra' the strang '	-
The weak be safe fra' the strang Willie	A
Rab looked on Willie an' Nan	A
An' hech but he was a brave man Willie	A
Hech but he was a brave man	A
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I kent by his een he was gaun Willie	A
I kent by his een he was gaun	A
An' he rose like a chief twice we spak in our grief	J
'Dinna gang ' 'My mither I maun '	-
When he said 'My mither I maun ' Willie	A
I gied him his sword to his han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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An' sae it happened afar Willie	A
Sae it happened afar	K
In the dead midnight there rose a great fecht	L
An' Rab was first i' the war	M
First i' the haur o' the war Willie	A
Wi' his guid sword in his han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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An' there cam' a dark wicked lord Willie	A
There cam' a dark wicked lord	N
An' oh my guid God on my bauld bairn he rode	O
An' smote him wi' his sword	N
Smote him wi' his sword Willie	A
But Rab had his guid sword in han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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He rushed on the fae in his might Willie	A
In his might to the fecht thro' the night	P
An' he grippit him grim an' the fae grippit him	Q
An' they rolled owre i' the fecht	L
They rolled owre i' the fecht Willie	A
Rab wi' his guid sword in han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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When the gran' stowre cleared awa' Willie	A
When the gran' stowre cleared awa'	R
An' the mornin' drew near in chitter an' in fear	C
Still still in death they lay twa	R
Still still in death they lay twa Willie	A
Rab wi' his guid sword in han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Then up fra the death sod they bore him Willie	A
The young men an' maidens they bore him	Q
An' they mak the rocks ring 'gin my bairn were a king	S
An' a' the sweet lassies greet owre him	Q
A' the sweet lassies greet owre him Willie	A
An' their proud lips kiss his cauld han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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An' they big him a green grass grave Willie	A
They big him a green grass grave	T
My ain lad my ain an' they write on the stane	A
'Wha wad na sleep wi' the brave '	-
An' wha wad na sleep wi' the brave Willie	A
Wha wad na dee for his lan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Noo come to yon press wi' me Willie	A
Come to yon press wi' me	A
And I'll show ye somethin' o' auld lang syne	A
When he was a bairnie like thee	A
When he was a bairnie like thee Willie	A
And stood at my knee where ye stan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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D'ye see this wee bit bannet Willie	A
I min' weel the day it was new	A
See how I haud it here to my heart	U
His wee bit bannet o' blue	A
His wee bit bannet o' blue Willie	A
Wi' its wee bit cockie an' ban'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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D'ye see his ba' and his stickie Willie	A
When he played at the ba'	V
Na na ye 're no to tak it in han'	A
Ye 're no sae brave an' sae braw	C
But gin ye grow braw an' brave Willie	A
Aiblins I'se gie 't to your han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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An' this was his Guid Buik Willie	A
The Guid Buik that he lo'ed	F
Where he read the Word o' the great guid Lord	N
Wha bought us wi' His bluid	N
An' will we spare our bluid Willie	A
To buy the dear auld lan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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They say he's dead an' gane Willie	A
They say he's dead and gane	A
Wad God my bairnies a' were sons	W
That ten might gang for ane	A
Ten might gang for ane Willie	A
To save the dear auld lan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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I'd no be lorn an' lane Willie	A
I'd no be lorn an' lane	A
For gin I had him here by the han'	A
He could na be mair my ain	A
He'd no be mair my ain Willie	A
Gin I grippit him by the han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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An' oh gin ye gang fra me Willie	A
Gin ye gang as he gaed fra me	A
Ye'll aye be still as near to my heart	N
As the noo when ye sit on my knee	A
As the noo when ye sit on my knee Willie	A
An' I haud ye by the han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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'An' wad ye no greet at a' mither	C
Wad ye no greet at a' '	-
Aye wad I greet my bonnie bonnie bairn	A
'An' will ye no greet when I fa' '	-
Will I no greet when ye fa' Willie	A
God bless your bonnie wee han'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
I kent weel ye'd be a brave man	A
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Aye will I greet day an' night Willie	A
Aye will I greet day an' night	N
But gin ye can see fra your heaven doun to me	A
Ye'se no be wae at the sight	N
Ye'se no be wae at the sight Willie	A
E'en in your bright blessed lan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
I kent weel ye'd be a brave man	A
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Ye ken how I greet sae sair Willie	A
Ye ken how I greet sae sair	C
When ye're no my ain guid bairnie the day	N
An' my een are cloudy wi' care	C
My een are cloudy wi' care Willie	A
An' I lean doun my head on my han'	A
An' think 'Will ye be a guid man Willie	A
Ah will ye grow a guid man '	-
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Ye ken when I did na greet sae Willie	A
Ye ken when I did na greet sae	W
Gran' gran' are a proud mither's tears	W
An' the gate that she gangs in her wae	R
The gate that she gangs in her wae Willie	A
Wi' her foot on her ain proud lan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Ye min' how ye saw me greet Willie	A
Ye min' how ye saw me greet	N
When the great news cam' to the toun at e'en	A
An' we heard the shout in the street	N
We heard the shout in the street Willie	A
An' the death word it rode an' it ran	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Ye min' how I lift up mine ee' Willie	A
Ye min' how I lift up mine ee'	X
An' smiled as I smile when I stan' i' the door	C
An see ye come toddlin' to me	A
See ye come toddlin' to me Willie	A
An' smile afar off where I stan'	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man Willie	A
Hech but ye'll be a brave man	A
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Thank God	N