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O no, O no, the King he said,
for no such thing shall be;
for no such thing shall be;
I never hang'd a Tanner in my life,
and I will not begin with thee.
For I'll make you as good a Knight
as rides in my company.
and I will not begin with thee.
For I'll make you as good a Knight
as rides in my company.
The BONNY HOUSE of AIRLEY.
It fell on a day, and a bonny summer-day,
when the corn grew green and yellow,
That there fell out a great dispute
between Argyle and Airley.
when the corn grew green and yellow,
That there fell out a great dispute
between Argyle and Airley.
Argyle has raised a hundred men,
a hundred men and mainly;
And he's gone to the back of Dunkeld,
to plunder the bonny house of Airley.
a hundred men and mainly;
And he's gone to the back of Dunkeld,
to plunder the bonny house of Airley.
The Lady look'd over her window,
and Oh! but she look'd weary;
And she espy'd the great Argyle
coming to plunder the bonny house of Airley.
and Oh! but she look'd weary;
And she espy'd the great Argyle
coming to plunder the bonny house of Airley.
Come down, come down Madam, he says,
come down and kiss me fairly.
I will not kiss thee, great Argyle,
if ye should not leave a standing stone in Airley.
come down and kiss me fairly.
I will not kiss thee, great Argyle,
if ye should not leave a standing stone in Airley.
