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Rob Roy
ROB ROY—G
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Rob Roy from the Highlands camUnto the Lawlan border,
To steal awa a gay ladie,
To haud his house in order.
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He cam owre the Lock o Lynn,Twenty men his arms did carry;
Himsel gaed in an fand her out,
Protesting he would marry.
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‘O will ye gae wi me’? he says,‘Or will ye be my honey?
Or will ye be my wedded wife?
For I love you best of any.’
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‘I winna gae wi you,’ she says,‘Nor will I be your honey,
Nor will I be your wedded wife;
You love me for my money.’
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But he set her on a coal-black steed,Himsel lap on behind her,
An he's awa to the Highland hills,
Whare her friens they canna find her.
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‘Rob Roy was my father ca'd,MacGregor was his name, ladie;
He led a band o heroes bauld,
An I am here the same, ladie.
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‘Be content, be content,Be content to stay, ladie;
For thou art my wedded wife
Until thy dying day, ladie.
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‘He was a hedge unto his friens,A heckle to his foes, ladie,
Every one that durst him wrang,
He took him by the nose, ladie.
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‘I'm as bold, I'm as bold,I'm as bold, an more, ladie;
He that daurs dispute my word
Shall feel my guid claymore, ladie.’
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