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McPherson’s Lament
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Farewell ye dungeons dark and strong Farewell, farewell to thee McPherson's life will no be long On yonder gallows tree Sae rantingly, sae wantingly and sae dauntingly gaed he He played a tune and he danced around below the gallows tree Take off these bands from off my hands And give to me a sword For there's not a man in all Scotland But I'd brave him at his word There's some come here for to see me hung And some to buy my fiddle But before that I do part with her I'll break her through the middle He took his fiddle in both of his hands And he broke it o'er a stone Saying "There's nae ither hand shall play on thee When I am dead and gone" The reprieve was coming o'er the Brigg of Banff For to set McPherson free But they put the clock a quarter before And they hanged him from a tree
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