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BONNY MALLY STEWART.

The cold winter is past and gone,
and now comes on the spring,
And I am one of the king’s life-guards,
and I must go fight for my king, my dear,
and I must go fight for my king.

Now since to the wars you must go,
one thing I pray grant me
It’s I will dress myself in man's attire,
and I’ll travel along with thee, my dear,
and I’ll travel along with thee.

I would not for ten thousand worlds
that my love endangered were;
The rattling of drums and shining of swords,
will cause great sorrow and wo, my dear,
will cause great sorrow and wo.

I will do the thing for my true love,
that she will not do for me ;
It's I'll put cuff of black on my red coat,
and mourn till the day I die, my dear,
and mourn till the day I die.