Chapter XL: Part III

Glenlion and his brother John
Were birling in the ha,
When they heard Johny’s bridle ring,
As first he rade awa.

“Rise, Jock, gang out and meet the priest,
I hear his bridle ring;
My Baby now shall be my wife
Before the laverocks sing.”

“O brother, this is not the priest;
I fear he’ll come oer late;
For armed men with shining brands
Stand at the castle-yate.”

“Haste Donald, Duncan, Dugald, Hugh!
Haste, take your sword and spier!
We’ll gar these traytors rue the hour
That eer they ventured here.”

The Highland men drew their claymores,
And gae a warlike shout,
But Johny’s merry men kept the yate,
Nae are durst venture out.

The lovers rade the live-lang night,
And safe gat on their way,
And bonny Baby Livingston
Has gotten Johny Hay.

“Awa, Glenlion! fy for shame!
Gae hide ye in some den!
You’ve lettn your bride be stown frae you,
For a’ your armed men.”

HYND HORN

Near the King’s Court was a young child born,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And his name it was called Young Hynd Horn,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

Seven lang years he served the King,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And it’s a’ for the sake o’ his daughter Jean,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

The King an angry man was he,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
He sent Young Hynd Horn to the sea,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

Oh! his Love gave him a gay gold ring,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
With three shining diamonds set therein,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“As lang as these diamonds keep their hue,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
Ye’ll know I am a lover true,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“But when your ring turns pale and wan,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
Then I’m in love with another man,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.”

He’s gone to the sea and far away,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And he’s stayed for seven lang years and a day,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_:

Seven lang years by land and sea,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And he’s aften looked how his ring may be,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

One day when he looked this ring upon,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
The shining diamonds were pale and wan,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

He hoisted sails, and hame cam’ he,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
Hame unto his ain countrie,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

He’s left the sea and he’s come to land,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And the first he met was an auld beggar-man,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“What news, what news, my silly auld man?
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
For it’s seven lang years since I saw this land,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.”

“No news, no news,” doth the beggar-man say,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
“But our King’s ae daughter she’s wedded to-day,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.”

“Wilt thou give to me thy begging coat?
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And I’ll give to thee my scarlet cloak,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“Give me your auld pike-staff, and hat,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And ye sall be right weel paid for that,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.”

The auld beggar-man cast off his coat,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
And he’s ta’en up the scarlet cloak,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

He’s gi’en him his auld pike-staff and hat,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And he was right weel paid for that,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

The auld beggar-man was bound for the mill,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
But Young Hynd Horn for the King’s ain hall,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

When he came to the King’s ain gate,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
He asked a drink for Young Hynd Horn’s sake,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

These news unto the bonny bride cam’,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
That at the gate there stands an auld man,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

There stands an auld man at the King’s gate,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
He asketh a drink for Young Hynd Horn’s sake,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

The Bride cam’ tripping down the stair,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
The combs o’ fine goud in her hair,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_;

A cup o’ the red wine in her hand,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And that she gave to the beggar-man,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

Out o’ the cup he drank the wine,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And into the cup he dropt the ring,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“O gat thou this by sea or by land?
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_.
Or gat thou it aff a dead man’s hand?
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie.”_.

“I gat it neither by sea nor land,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
Nor gat I it from a dead man’s hand,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“But I gat it at my wooing gay,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
And I gie it to you on your wedding-day,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie.”_

“I’ll cast aside my satin goun,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_.
And I’ll follow you frae toun to toun,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

“I’ll tak’ the fine goud frae my hair,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_,
And follow you forevermair,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.”

He let his cloutie cloak doun fa’,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
Young Hynd Horn shone above them a’,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_,

The bridegroom thought he had her wed,
_With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_;
But she is Young Hynd Horn’s instead,
_And the birk and the broom blooms bonnie_.

_Arranged by William Allingham_

YOUNG BEICHAN AND SUSIE PYE