Rare's Hill
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Last year at Lady Mary's fair
When I was in Dundee
I fell in with an old sweetheart
And he being on a spree
His company I did accept
And with him I did go
But to my sad misfortune
It proved my overthrow
We wandered east, we wandered west
We wandered through the land
He said he'd see me home that night
But home I never saw
He kept beside me all the while
Resolved to have his will
And by and by we lost our way
At the back of Brary's Hill
And when we got to Brary's Hill
The laddie said to me
"We can't go home tonight, my dear
It's far too late, you see
But the night is warm and in my pouch
I've got another gill
So we can lie down here content
At the back of Brary's Hill"
And then he poured a nip apiece
To quiet all alarm
When I awoke in the morning
We were locked in each other's arms
He handed me the bottle
Another glass to fill
And I drank his health and store of wealth
At the back of Brary's Hill
And then the laddie said to me
"Oh, lassie, do not mourn
For while I draw the breath of life
From you I'll never tire
If you will come to Yondertown
My wedded wife to be
We'll be the happiest couple yet
'Twas ever in Dundee"
Well, it's may I never prosper
And may I never thrive
In anything I take in hand
As long as I'm alive
If e'er I'll say I rue the day
My laddie had his will
Success to Lady Mary's fair