Eppie Morrie

Four-and-twenty Highland men
Came from the Carrie side,
To steal away Eppie Morrie
'Cause she would not be a bride, a bride,
Would not be a bride

Out it's came her mother,
It was a moonlit night,
She could not see her daughter,
For their swords they shined so bright, so bright,
Swords they shined so bright

Haud away from me, mother,
Haud away from me;
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall wedded be with me, with me,
Wedded be with me

They've taken Eppie Morrie
And horseback bound her on,
And then away to the minister
As fast as horse could gang, could gang,
Fast as horse could gang

He's taken out a pistol
And set it to the minister's breast;
Oh marry me, marry me, minister,
Or else I'll be your priest, your priest,
Else I'll be your priest

Haud away from me, good sir,
Haud away from me,
For there's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall married be by me, by me,
Married be by me

When mass was sung and bells were rung
And all were bound for bed,
Then Willie and Eppie Morrie
In one bed they were laid, were laid,
In one bed were laid

He's kissed her on the lily breast
And held her shoulders twa
But aye she grat and aye she spat
And turned to the wall, the wall
Turned to the wall

Haud away from me Willie,
Haud away from me;
Before I'll lose my maidenhead
I'll fight with you 'til day, 'til day,
Fight with you 'til day

Then early in the morning
Before her clothes were on,
In came the maiden of Scalletter,
In gown and shirt alone, alone
Gown and shirt alone

Wally fa' you Willie,
That ye could nae prove a man
And ta'en the lassie's maidenhead;
She would have hired your hand, your hand
Would have hired your hand

Go get to me a horse, Willie,
And get it like a man,
And send me back to my hometown
A maiden as I came, I came
Maiden as I came

Haud away from me, Willie,
Haud away from me;
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall wedded be with me, with me,
Wedded be with me

Haud away from me, Willie,
Haud away from me;
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall wedded be with me, with me,
Wedded be with me