|
As I gaed doon by Strichen toon |
|
I heard a fair maid mourning |
|
And she was makin' a sair complaint |
|
To her true love ne'er returnin' |
|
I ti ma do ti ma daddy oh |
|
I ti ma do ti ma dae |
|
I ti ma do ti ma daddy oh |
|
I ti ma do ti ma dae |
|
There's as guid fish intae the sea |
|
As ever yet was taken |
|
So I'll cast my net an' try again |
|
For I'm only aince forsakin' |
|
There's mona a horse has snappert and fain' |
|
An' risen again fu' rarely |
|
There's mony a lass has lost her lad |
|
An' gotten anither richt early |
|
Sae I'll put on my goon o' green |
|
It's a forsaken token |
|
An' that will let the young lads ken |
|
That the bonds o' love are broken |
|
Sae I'll gang back tae Strichen toon |
|
Whaur I was bred an' born |
|
An' there I'll get anither lad |
|
Will marry me the morn |
|
Sae fare thee weel ye Mormond braes |
|
Where oft-times I've been cheery |
|
Fare thee weel ye Mormond braes |
|
For it's there I've lost my dearie |