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YOUNG PEGGY


Whaur hae ye been, Peggy

Whaur hae ye been?

In the garden 'mong the gillyflooers

'Tween the hours o' twelve and ane


Ye were nae yoursel', Peggy

No' there your lane

Your faither saw ye in Jamie's arms

'Tween the hours o' twelve and ane


Whit though we were seen, mither

Though we were seen?

I would sleep in Jamie's airms

Though his grave was growing green


Your Jamie's a rogue, Peggy

Your Jamie's a loon

For the trysting o' oor ae dochter

And her sae very young


Jamie's noo tae blame, mither

The blame lies on me

For I wad sleep in Jamie's airms

Though a' the world should dee


She's gane tae her ain chaulmer

Jamie was there

I'm blithe tae see ye, Jamie dear

Though we maun meet nae mair


We'll tak' a pairtin' glass, laddie

Pour oot the wine

And since we maun meet nae mair, my love

We'll drink your health and mine


Tak' me in your airms, laddie

Here's kisses five

And since we maun meet nae mair, my love

We'll drink weel may we thrive


Come tae my airms, lassie

Close tae me hairt

And as lang's the sun hangs i' the lift

I swear we'll niver part


Your faither keeps a crawin' cock

Divides nicht frae day

And in the middle watch o' the nicht

In greenwood ye'll meet me


When mass was sung and bell were rung

And a' bound for bed

She's kilted up her gay clothing

Met Jamie in the wood


'Twas early in the morning

The clock chappit twa

Her faither rose up in his bed

Cryin' Peggy, she's awa


They've mounted their horses

And fast they did rin

But lang e'er they wan tae the tap o' the hill

The lad and lass were ane


@love @ballad

Child #298

recorded by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger

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