‘What news, what news, my gallan grooms a’?
What news have ye from London?
What news, what news, my gallan grooms a’?
Is the guid Earl o Boyn a-coming?’
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‘No news, no news,’ said they gallan grooms a’,
‘No news hae we from London;
No news, no news,’ said the gallan grooms a’,
‘But the guid Earl o Boyn’s a coming,
An he’s not two miles from the palace-gates,