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The Queen's Marie
MARY HAMILTON—Z
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“Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border Minstrelsy,” No 90 a, Abbotsford; in the handwriting of John Leyden.
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‘Buss ye, bonny Marie Hamilton,Buss and gae wi me,
For ye maun gae to Edinborough,
A great wedding to see.’
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‘Ride hooly, hooly, gentlemen,Ride hooly now wi me,
For never, I'm sure, a wearier bride
Rode in your cumpany.’
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Little wist Marie Hamilton,When she rode on the brown,
That she was gawn to Edinborough,
And a' to be put down.
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When she came to the Council stairs,She ga loud laughters three;
But or that she came down again
She was condemmd to dee.
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‘O ye mariners, mariners, mariners,When ye sail oer the faem,
Let never my father nor mother to wit
But I'm just coming hame.
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‘Let never my father nor mother to wit,Nor my bauld brether[en] three,
Or meckle wad be the red, red gowd
This day be gien for me.
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‘Let never my father or mother to wit,Nor my bauld brethren three,
Or meckle war the red, red blude
This day wad fa for me.’
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