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'And whatten penance will ye dree for that,

Edward, Edward ? Whatten penance will ye dree for that ?

My dear son, now tell me, O.' 1 I'll set my feet in yonder boat,

Mither, mither ; I'll set my feet in yonder boat,

And I'll fare over the sea, O.'

��4 And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha',

Edward, Edward ?

And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha', That were sae fair to see, O ? '

  • I'll let them stand till they doun fa',

Mither, mither; I'll let them stand till they doun fa',

For here never mair maun I be, O.'

  • And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife,

Edward, Edward ? And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife,

When ye gang owre the sea, O ? ' 4 The warld's room : let them beg through life,

Mither, mither ;

The warld's room : let them beg through life ; For them never mair will I see, O.'

��4 And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear.

Edward, Edward? And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear r

My dear son, now tell me, O ? '

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