Sweet Willie And Fair Annie

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Sweet Willie and fair Annie sat ae day on a hill
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Though they had sitten seven lang year, they ne'er wad had their fill
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Sweet Willie said a word in haste and Annie took it ill
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"I winna wed a tocherless maid against ma mither's will"

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"For ye're come o' the rich, Willie, and I'm come o' the poor
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I'm ower laich tae be your bride an' I winna be yer hooer"
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So Annie's gane in 'til her bower, and Willie doon the den
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And he's come 'til his mither's bower by the lee licht o' the moon

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"Oh, sleep ye, wake ye, mither?" he says, "Or are ye the bower within?"
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"I sleep richt aft, I wake richt aft, whit want ye wi' me, son?
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Whaur hae ye been a' the nicht, Willie? And war, ye've tarried lang"
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"I've been courtin' fair Annie, and she is frae me gan"

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"There is twa maidens in a bower, which o' them sall I bring hame?
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The nut-broon maid has sheep and cows, fair Annie, she's got nane"
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"It's an ye wed the nut-broon maid, I'll heap wi' gowd ma hand
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But an ye wed the fair Annie, I'd straik it wi' a wand

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The nut-broon maid has sheep and cows, fair Annie, she's got nane
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And Willie, for my benison, the nut-broon maid bring hame"
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"Oh, I sall wed the nut-broon maid and I sall bring her hame
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But peace nor rest atween us twa, 'til death sinder's again

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For sheep will die in cots, mither, and owsen die in byre
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And what's this warld's wealth to me, gin I get na ma heart's desire?"
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"Ye'll tell her to come tae Willie's weddin' the morn at twel at noon
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Ye'll tell her to come tae Willie's weddin', the heir o' Dublin toon"

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So he is on tae Annie's bower and he's tirled at the pin
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Wha was sae ready as Annie hersel tae open and let him in
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"It's I will come tae Willie's weddin' the morn at twel tae dine
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It's I will come tae Willie's weddin', though I'd raither it had been mine

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So maidens, tae my bower come and lay gowd on my hair
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And far ye laid ae plait afore, ye'll now lay ten times mair
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Tailors, tae my bower come and mak' tae me a weed
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And smiths untae my stable come and shoe tae me a steed"

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At every tate o' Annie's horse, there hang a silver bell
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There cam a wind oot frae the north which made them a' tae knell
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Fan she came tae Marykirk and sat down in the deas
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The licht that cam frae fair Annie enlichtened a' the place

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But up and stands the nut-broon bride, jist at her faither's knee
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"Oh, fa is this, ma faither dear, that blinks in Willie's ee?"
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"Oh, this is Willie's first true love, afore he lovèd thee"
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"Gin that be Willie's first true love, he micht hae latten me be"

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"Oh, far got ye the water, Annie, that washes ye sae white?"
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"I got it in ma mither's wame, far you'll ne'er get the like
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For ye've been washed in Dunny's well and dried on Dunny's dyke
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And a' the water in the sea will never wash ye white"

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Fan nicht was come, and day was gane, and a' man boun' to bed
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Sweet Willie and the nut-broon bride were in their chamber laid
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They werena weel lyen doon and scarcely fa'an asleep
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Fan up and stands she, fair Annie, jist up at Willie's feet

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"Weel brook ye o' your broom, broon bride, atween ye and the wa'
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And sae will I o' my winding sheet, that suits me best of a'"
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Sad Willie raise, pit on his claise, drew 'til him hose and shoon
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And he is on tae Annie's bower by the lee licht o' the moon

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The firsten bower that he cam 'til there was richt dowie wark
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Her mither and her three sisters were makin' her a sark
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The neisten bower that he cam 'til there was richt dowie cheir
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He's lifted up the coverlet, fair Annie lay streekit there

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"It's I will kiss yer bonny cheek and I will kiss yer chin
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I will kiss yer clay-cald lip, but I'll ne'er kiss woman again
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The day ye deal at Annie's grave, the breid but and the wine
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Afore the morn at twel o'clock they'll deal the same at mine"

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The tane was buried in Mary's kirk, the tither in Mary's quire
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And oot o' the tane there grew a birk, and oot o' the tither a briar
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And aye they grew, and aye they drew, until the twa did meet
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And every ane that passed them by said, "There's been lovers sweet"