Twa Corbies

Lyrics

[Verse 1] As I was walking o'er the lane I heard twa corbies making mane And t'ane unto the t'other did say-O "Where shall we gang and dine the day-O Where shall we gang and dine the day?" [Verse 2] "In behind yon auld fail dyke I wot there lies a new-slain knight And naebody kens that he lies there-O But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair-O His hawk and his hound and his lady fair [Verse 3] "His hound is tae the hunting gane His hawk tae fetch the wildfowl hame His lady's ta'en another mate-O So we may make our dinner sweet-O We may make our dinner sweet [Verse 4] "Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane And I'll bite out his bonny blue eyen Wi' mony a lock of his golden hair-O We'll theek our nest when it grows bare-O Theek our nest when it grows bare [Verse 5] "Mony a one for him lies slain But nane shall ken where he is gane For his white bones, when they are bare-O The wind shall blow forevermare-O The wind shall blow forevermare."