Up then spak the Erle o Home’s lady;

‘Was na ye richt sorrie, Annie,

To leave the lands o bonnie Cumbernauld

And follow Richie Storie, Annie?’

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‘O what need I be sorrie, madame?

O what need I be sorrie, madame?

For I’ve got them that I like best,

And war ordained for me, madame.’

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