Mary Hamilton
Joan Baez
Ton : C
WCord is to the kFitchen gCone and word is to the hG7all
And wFord is uG7p to MaCdam the QuAmeen
And tChat is the wG7orst of alCl.
That MFary HG7amilton has bCorne a bAmabe to the hCighest SG7tuart of aCll.
"ACrise arise Mary HFamiltCon arise and tell to mG7e
What tFhou hast dG7one with tChy wee bAmabe I sCaw and heard wG7eep by tChee?"
"IC put him in a tFiny bCoat and cast him out to sG7ea
That hFe might sG7ink or hCe might sAmwim but he'd nCever come bG7ack to mCe."
"ACrise arise Mary HFamiltCon arise and come with mG7e;
There iFs a wG7edding in GClasgow tAmown this nCight we'll gG7o and sCee."
SChe put not on her rFobes of bClack nor her robes of G7brown.
But sFhe put oG7n her rCobes of wAmhite to rCide into GG7lasgow tCown.
ACnd as she rode into GFlasgow tCown the city for to sG7ee
The bFailiff's wG7ife and the pCrovost's wAmife cried "aCch and aG7las for tChee."
"CAh you need not weep for mFe" she cCried"you need not weep for mG7e.
For had IF not sG7lain my oCwn wee bAmabe this nCight I wG7ould not dCie."
ACh little did my mFother tChink when first she cradled mG7e
The lFands I wG7as to tCravel iAmn and the dCeath I wG7as to dCie."
LCast night I washed the QFueen's fCeet and put the gold in her hG7air
And the oFnly rG7eward I fCind for tAmhis is the gCallows to bG7e my sChare."
"CCast off cast off my gFown" she cCried"but let my petticoat bG7e
And tFie a nG7apkin 'rCound my fAmace; the gCallows I wG7ould not sCee."
TChen by and come the KFing himsCelf looked up with a pitiful eG7ye
"Come dFown come dG7own Mary HCamiltAmon tonCight you will dG7ine with mCe."
"ACh hold your tongue my sFovereign lCiege and let your folly bG7e;
For if yFou'd a mG7ind to sCave my lAmife you'd nCever have sG7hamed me hCere.
LCast night there were four MFarysC tonight there'll be but thG7ree.
There was MFary BG7eaton and MCary SAmeaton and MCary CarmG7ichael and mCe."