ANONYMOUS

��373. Edward, Edward

��does your brand sae drop wi" blude, Edward, Edward ? Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude,

And why sae sad gang ye, O ? ' ' O I hae kill'd my hawk sae gude,

Mither, mither;

O I hae kill'd my hawk sae gude, And I had nae mair but he, O.'

'Your hawk's blude was never sae red,

Edward, Edward ; Your hawk's blude was never sae red,

My dear son, I tell thee, O.' ' O I hae kill'd my red-roan steed,

Mither, mither ; O I hae kill'd my red-roan steed,

That erst was sae fair and free, O/

'Your steed was auld, and ye hae got mair,

Edward, Edward ; Your steed was auld, and ye hae got mair ;

Some other dule ye dree, O.'

• O I hae kill'd my father dear,

Mither, mither;

O I hae kill'd my father dear, Alas, and wae is me, O ! '

dule ye dree] grief you suffer.

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