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Hind Horn
The Furrow Collective
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Young Hindhorn to the king was gone
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
He fell in love with the king's daughter Jean
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
The king has sent him over the sea
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
For seven long years in a far country
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
So she gave to him a gay gold ring
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
With seven bright diamonds set therein
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
Oh when this ring grows pale and wan
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
It's then that you know that I love another man
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
One day his ring grew pale and wan
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
It's then that he knew she loved another man
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
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So he left the sea for his own land
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
And there he met with an old beggar man
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
Old man, old man, what news does be hold
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
None but a wedding in the king's high hall
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
Then lend to me your begging weeds
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
And I'll give to you my good grey steed
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
When he came to the king's high gates
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
He begged a drink for the bridegroom's sake
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
The bride gave to him a glass of wine
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
And when he drank it he dropped in the ring
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
Got you this by the sea or land
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
Or got you this from a dead man's hand
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
I neither got it by the sea or land
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
You gave it to me with your own fair hand
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
Then I'll take off my gown of red
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
Along with you I'll beg for my bread
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
You need not leave your bridal gown
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
I'll make you the lady of many's the town
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
Her own bridegroom might her have wed
Hey lily lily hey low lamb
But Hindhorn had her first in the bed
And the birk and the broom they bloom so bonny
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