Clyde's Water

Well, he stood at the stable door
A-leanin' o'er his steed
A-looking at his white fingers 'til his nose began to bleed
Oh, bring some corn to my horse, and give my young man meat
And I'll away to Maggie's bower, I'll be there afore she sleeps
Oh, Willy, Willy, dinna gang, it's sair against my will
You've the deepest part in the Clyde to
Cross, and it's there that ye will drown
The horse that I'm to ride upon cost me twice 30 pound
And I'll be trusting me own horse heels
And he'll carry me safe and sound
So he rode o'er hills and he rode down dales, and down yon dowey den
But the rush that rose in Clyde's water would've feared 100 men
Oh, Clyde, ye Clyde, ye rolling Clyde, your waves are wondrous strong
Make me a wreck as I come back, but spare me as I gang
Oh, Maggie, Maggie, Maggie dear, O rise and let me in
For my boots are full of Clyde's water, and I'm shivering to the skin
My stables are full of horses, my sheds are full o' hay
My beds are full of gentlemen that will not have me 'til day
Maggie wakened in the morning, unto her mother she ran
Says, "I dreamed that Willie was here last night
And I would na let him in." So he rode over hills
And he rode down dales, and down yon dowey den
But the rush that rose in Clyde's water took Willie's cane fae him
Leaning o'er his saddle bows, to catch his cane through force
The rush that rose in Clyde's water took Willie fae his horse
Willie's brother stands on the bank, now how can Willie drown?
Oh, turn ye to your high horse, he didnae learn ye how to swim