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