Mary Hamilton
Key: CEnglish
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CWord is to the Fkitchen Cgone and word is to the G7hall
And Fword is G7up to CMadam the AmQueen
And Cthat is the G7worst of Call.
That FMary G7Hamilton has Cborne a Ambabe to the Chighest G7Stuart of Call.
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"CArise arise Mary FHamilCton arise and tell to G7me
What Fthou hast G7done with Cthy wee Ambabe I Csaw and heard G7weep by Cthee?"
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"I Cput him in a Ftiny Cboat and cast him out to G7sea
That Fhe might G7sink or Che might Amswim but he'd Cnever come G7back to Cme."
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"CArise arise Mary FHamilCton arise and come with G7me;
There Fis a G7wedding in CGlasgow Amtown this Cnight we'll G7go and Csee."
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CShe put not on her Frobes of Cblack nor her robes of G7brown.
But Fshe put G7on her Crobes of Amwhite to Cride into G7Glasgow Ctown.
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CAnd as she rode into FGlasgow Ctown the city for to G7see
The Fbailiff's G7wife and the Cprovost's Amwife cried "Cach and G7alas for Cthee."
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"CAh you need not weep for Fme" she Ccried, "you need not weep for G7me.
For had I Fnot G7slain my Cown wee Ambabe this Cnight I G7would not Cdie."
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CAh little did my Fmother Cthink when first she cradled G7me
The Flands I G7was to Ctravel Amin and the Cdeath I G7was to Cdie."
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CLast night I washed the FQueen's Cfeet and put the gold in her G7hair
And the Fonly G7reward I Cfind for Amthis is the Cgallows to G7be my Cshare."
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"CCast off cast off my Fgown" she Ccried"but let my petticoat G7be
And Ftie a G7napkin 'Cround my Amface; the Cgallows I G7would not Csee."
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CThen by and come the FKing Chimself looked up with a pitiful G7eye
"Come Fdown come G7down Mary CHamilAmton Ctonight you will G7dine with Cme."
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"CAh hold your tongue my Fsovereign Cliege and let your folly G7be;
For if Fyou'd a G7mind to Csave my Amlife you'd Cnever have G7shamed me Chere.
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CLast night there were four FMarys Ctonight there'll be but G7three.
There was FMary G7Beaton and CMary AmSeaton and CMary G7Carmichael and Cme."