25
'Say not sae, my dearest mother,
Marry her on my eldest brother.'
26
She set her fit up to the wa,
Faldee faldee fal deediddle adee
She's fallen down dead amang them a'.
And the brave knights o the valley
H
Campbell MSS, II, 32.
1
Did you ever hear of good Earl Brand,
Aye lally an lilly lally
And the king's daughter of fair Scotland?
And the braw knights o Airly
2
She was scarce fifteen years of age
When she came to Earl Brand's bed.
Wi the braw knights o Airly
3
'O Earl Brand, I fain wad see
Our grey hounds run over the lea.'
Mang the braw bents o Airly
4
'O,' says Earl Brand, 'I've nae steads but one,
And you shall ride and I shall run.'
Oer the braw heights o Airly
5
'O,' says the lady, 'I hae three,
And ye shall hae yeer choice for me.'
Of the braw steeds o Airly
6
So they lap on, and on they rade,
Till they came to auld Carle Hood.
Oer the braw hills o Airly