I wish I were where Helen lies;
Night and day on me she cries;
Oh that I were where Helen lies
On fair Kirconnell lea!
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At liberty I sit and see
Them, that have erst laugh'd me to scorn,
Whipp'd with the whip that scourged me:
And now they ban that they were born.
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Before the threat
And dismal cold gray
of mourning
Came the sun.
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The falcon soars
The town's gates are even higher
Angelica's their doorkeeper
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At liberty I sit and see
Them, that have erst laugh'd me to scorn,
Whipp'd with the whip that scourged me:
And now they ban that they were born.
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Burnside, Burnside, whither doth thou wander?
Up stream, down stream, like a crazy gander?
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Last night as I toasted
My wet feet and roasted
A small bit of beef by a similar blaze,
While nought but the wheezings,
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O waly waly up the bank,
And waly waly down the brae,
And waly waly yon burn-side
Where I and my Love wont to gae!
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She'll be comin' round the mountain,
When she comes.
She'll be comin' round the mountain,
When she comes.
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