The Dowie Dens O Lyrics

song lyrics The Dowie Dens O Yarrow lyrics                         THE DOWIE DENS O YARROW     O late at e en,and drinking the wine     Ere we made the lawing     We set a pact o the two between     Tae fecht it in the dawning.     O stay hame, stay hame my bonny bairn     Bide wi me the morrow     For my cruel brothers will ye betray     On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow     O as he gaed doon by Tenny s field     I wa t he gaed wi sorrow     For there in a den, were nine armed men     Tae fecht wi him on Yarrow.     Well have ye cam tae part yer land ?     Or cam ye here tae borrow ?     Or did ye cam tea wield yer brand     On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow ?     I hav na cam tae part my land     Not yet tae beg or borrow     But I cam here tae wield my brand     On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow.     If I see ye all,yer nine tae wan     And that s an unfair marrow     But I will fecht while lasts my brand     On the Dowie Dens o Yarrow.     Well five did he hack,and four did he slay     On the bloody braes o Yarrow     Till that fause knight cam in ahint     And ran his body through-o.     Gae hame ,gae hame,guid brother John     Find yer sister Sarah     Her lief lord lies cruely slain     On the bloody braes o Yarrow.     As she gaed doon yon high high hill     I wa t she gaed wi sorrow     For there in a den,there were ten slain men     On the bloody braes o Yarrow.     Traditional Borders ballad. song lyrics