"Come thro', come thro', Lieutenant Gordon!
Come thro' and drink some wine wi' me!
Yestreen I was your prisoner,
But now this morning am I free."
ARMSTRONG'S GOODNIGHT.
The followng verses are said to have been composed by one of the ARMSTRONGS, executed for the murder of Sir JOHN CARMICHAEL of Edrom, warden of the middle marches, (See p. [165].) The tune is popular in Scotland; but whether these are the original words, will admit of a doubt.
This night is my departing night,