The Rigs O Rye

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[VERSE 1:]
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'Twas in the month o' sweet July
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Before the sun had pierced the sky
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'Twas in between the rigs o' rye
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That I heard twa lovers a-talkin'


[VERSE 2:]
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The lad said, "Lass I  must away
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I have no longer time to stay
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Ah, but I've got word or two to say
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If  you've the time to tarry"


[VERSE 3:]
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"Your father loves you, he takes 
great care
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Your mother combs down your yellow 
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hair
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But your sisters say that ye'll 
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get nae share
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If ye gang wi' me, a stranger"


[VERSE 4:]
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"Let my father fret and my mother 
curse
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My sisters' words I do disown
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For if they were deid and below 
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the ground
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I would gang wi' ye, a stranger"


[VERSE 5:]
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It's then she chanced to see his 
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linen fine
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He's dried her tears and he kissed
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 her syne
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Sayin' "Lassie, lassie, ye shall 
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be mine
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I said it all to try thee"


[VERSE 6:]
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This laddie being of  courage bold
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A lad scarcely nineteen years old
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He's ranged the hills and the 
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valleys o'er
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And he's ta'en his lassie wi' him


[VERSE 7:]
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This couple they got married noo
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And they hae bairnies, one and two
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They live at Brechin the winter 
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through
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And in Montrose in the summer