Jock o`Hazeldean
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1.“ Why weep ye by
the tide, lassie, why weep ye by the tide,
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I`ll wed ye tae my youngest son and ye shall
be his bride.
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And ye shall be his bride, lassie, sae comly
tae be seen“.
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But aye she loot the tears doon fa` for Jock
o` Hazeldean.
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2. “Now let this
wilfu` grief be done, and dry that cheek so pale,
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young Frank is chief of Errington, and Lord of
Langley-dale.
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His step is first in peaceful ha` , his sword
in battle keen“.
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But aye she loot the tears doon fa` for Jock
o` Hazeldean.
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3. “A chain of gold
ye shall not lack, nor braid to bind your hair,
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nor mettl`d hound, nor manag`d hawk, nor
palfrey fresh amd fair.
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And you, the foremost o` them a` , shall ride
our forest queen“.
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But aye she loot the tears doon fa` for Jock
o` Hazeldean.
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4. The kirk was
deck`d at morning-tide, the tapers glimmer`d fair,
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the priest and bridegroom wait the bride, and
dame and knight are there.
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They sought her both by bower and ha` , the
lady was nae seen!
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She`s o`er the border and awa`, wi` Jock o`
Hazeldean.
(Sir Walter Scott)