Mount
and go
My Father married
me ower young
To an old carl baith bald and done
His love was done but mine new-sprung
So I'll hie to the hills wi' ma laddie-o
Come bonny
laddie mount and go,
Hey bonnie laddie mount and go,
Come bonny laddie mount and go,
Mount and I'll gang wi' ye-o.
I would leave
my auld peat stack,
So would I my auld kail yaird,
So would I my auld bald Laird
And I'd hie to the hills wi' ma laddie-o.
When the auld
carl lay asleep,
Out of the bed she quick did creep,
The keys of the cabin she did keep,
She's awa to the hills wi' her laddie-o,
When the auld
carl woke in the ha'
The sheets were cauld and she was awa,
Wi' the weight o' herself in gold and a',
She's awa to the hills wi' her laddie-o.
He's gone down
to yon sea shore,
Spiered at the ships that were there before,
Asked of the captain if she's been there,
Or if any of the sailors saw her-o.
As she sailed
out ower yon sea,
She drank a toast quite merrily,
Flung her wine glass intae the sea,
For the love she had for her laddie-o.
When she's
landed ower yon lea,
She's lady o' fifty ploughs and three,
Lady o' fifty ploughs and three,
And well she loves her laddie-o.