Post by pickinduck on Feb 22, 2011 7:51:16 GMT -6
THE TWA CORBIES
AS I WAS WALKING ALL ALANE
I HEARD TWA CORBIES MAKIN' MANE
THE TANE ONTAE THE TITHER DID SAY-O
WHERE SALL WE GANG AN DINE THE DAY-O
SALL WE GANG AN DINE THE DAYYYY.
IN AHIND YON OUL FAIL DYKE
I WOT THERE LIES A NEW SLAIN KNIGHT
NAEBODY KENS THAT HE LIES THERE-O
BUT HIS HAWK AND HOUND AND HIS LADY FAIR-O
HAWK AND HOUND AND HIS LADY FAIRRRR.
HIS HAWK IS TAE THE HUNTING GANE
HIS HOUND TO FETCH A WILD FOWL HANE
HIS WIFE HAS TAKEN ANOTHER MATE-O
SO WE CAN MAKE OUR DINNER SWEET-O
WE CAN MAKE OUR DINNER SWEEEEET.
AND YE'LL SIT ON HIS WHITE HAUSE-BANE
AND I'LL PICK OUT HIS BONNY BLUE E'EN
AN WI' A LOCK OF HIS GOWDEN HAIR-O
WE'LL THEEK OUR NEST WHEN IT GROWS BARE-O
THEEK OUR NEST WHEN IT GROWS BARRRRE.
AND MANY'S A ONE FOR HIM MAKES MANE
BUT NANE SALL KEN WHERE HE IS GANE
OWER HIS WHITE BONES WHEN THEY ARE BARE-O
THE WIND WILL BLOW FOREVER MARE-O
WIND WILL BLOW FOREVER MARRRRE.
GANG=GO, FAIL=TURF, DYKE=DITCH, WOT=KNOW, HAUS-BANE=NECK BONE, E'EN=EYES, THEEK=THATCH
AS I WAS WALKING ALL ALANE
I HEARD TWA CORBIES MAKIN' MANE
THE TANE ONTAE THE TITHER DID SAY-O
WHERE SALL WE GANG AN DINE THE DAY-O
SALL WE GANG AN DINE THE DAYYYY.
IN AHIND YON OUL FAIL DYKE
I WOT THERE LIES A NEW SLAIN KNIGHT
NAEBODY KENS THAT HE LIES THERE-O
BUT HIS HAWK AND HOUND AND HIS LADY FAIR-O
HAWK AND HOUND AND HIS LADY FAIRRRR.
HIS HAWK IS TAE THE HUNTING GANE
HIS HOUND TO FETCH A WILD FOWL HANE
HIS WIFE HAS TAKEN ANOTHER MATE-O
SO WE CAN MAKE OUR DINNER SWEET-O
WE CAN MAKE OUR DINNER SWEEEEET.
AND YE'LL SIT ON HIS WHITE HAUSE-BANE
AND I'LL PICK OUT HIS BONNY BLUE E'EN
AN WI' A LOCK OF HIS GOWDEN HAIR-O
WE'LL THEEK OUR NEST WHEN IT GROWS BARE-O
THEEK OUR NEST WHEN IT GROWS BARRRRE.
AND MANY'S A ONE FOR HIM MAKES MANE
BUT NANE SALL KEN WHERE HE IS GANE
OWER HIS WHITE BONES WHEN THEY ARE BARE-O
THE WIND WILL BLOW FOREVER MARE-O
WIND WILL BLOW FOREVER MARRRRE.
GANG=GO, FAIL=TURF, DYKE=DITCH, WOT=KNOW, HAUS-BANE=NECK BONE, E'EN=EYES, THEEK=THATCH