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"Sir knight, ere you my favour win,
With a heigh ho! and a lily gay;
Ye maun get consent frae a' my kin',
As the primrose spreads so sweetly."
He has got consent frae her parents dear,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
And likewise frae her sisters fair,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
He has got consent frae her kin' each one,
With a heigh ho! and a lily gay;
But forgot to spear at her brother John,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
Now, when the wedding day was come
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
The knight would take his bonnie bride home,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
And many a lord and many a knight,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
Came to behold that lady bright,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
And there was nae mau that did her see,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
But wished himself bridegroom to be,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
Her father dear led her down the stair,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
And her sisters twain they kiss'd her there
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
