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The Bonny Earl of Murray
THE BONNY EARL OF MURRAY—A
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Ye Highlands, and ye Lawlands,Oh where have you been?
They have slain the Earl of Murray,
And they layd him on the green.
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‘Now wae be to thee, Huntly!And wherefore did you sae?
I bade you bring him wi you,
But forbade you him to slay.’
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He was a braw gallant,And he rid at the ring;
And the bonny Earl of Murray,
Oh he might have been a king!
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He was a braw gallant,And he playd at the ba;
And the bonny Earl of Murray
Was the flower amang them a'.
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He was a braw gallant,And he playd at the glove;
And the bonny Earl of Murray,
Oh he was the Queen's love!
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Oh lang will his ladyLook oer the castle Down,
Eer she see the Earl of Murray
Come sounding thro the town!
Eer she, etc.
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