The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter

I am the forester o' this land, as ye may plainly see
It's the mantle o' yer maiden-heed that I maun hae fae thee
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
He's teen her by the milk-weet hand and by the leeling sleeve
He's laid her doon upon her back and asked nae man's leave
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
"Now since ye've laid me doon, young man, ye'll tak me up again
An' since ye've ta'en yer wills o' me, ye'll tel to me yer name
" Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
"Some ca' me Jim, some ca' me John, I'm regardless a' the same
But when I'm in the king's a-court, eh Lillian is my name
" Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
She bein' a goud scholler, she spelt it ower again; says he
"Lillian, that's a Latin word, but Willie is yer name."
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
Whan he heard his name pronounced, he mounted his high horse
But she belted up her petticoats an' followed wi' a' her force
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
He rode an' she ran a long someroody, until they
Cam' tae the river that's commonly ca'd the Tay
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
"The water it's too deep, my luve, I'm afraid ye canna wade."
But afore he hid his horse wheil water, she wis at the ither side
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
He went up the king's ha' door, she knocked an' she went in; says "
There's one here chancellor, rob bid me, An 'tis robbed me right and
Clean." Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
"As he rob'd ye o' yer mantle, as he rob'd ye o' yer ring
As he rob'd ye o' yer maiden-heed, anither ye canna fin."
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
"If he be a married man, a-hang'd he will be; but
If he be a single man, he shall marry thee." Wee
M'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann
Noo this couple they've got married, she lives in Huntly Town
She's the Earl Owerie's daughter an' he's the blacksmith's son
Wee m'rou rum ru-ruddy rye, rum ru-ruddy rite, muirdeann