The Book of Scottish Song/The Wren

The Wren.

[From Herd's Collection.—Tune, "Lennox's Love to Blantyre."]

The wren scho lyes in care's bed,
In care's bed, in care's bed;
The wren scho lyes in care's bed,
In meikle dule and pyne, O.
When in cam' Robin Redbreist,
Redbreist, Redbreist;
When in cam' Robin Redbriest,
Wi' succar-saps and wine, O.

Now, maiden, will ye taste o' this,
Taste o' this, taste o' this;
Now, maiden, will ye taste o' this?
It's succar-saps and wine, O.
Na, ne'er a drap, Robin,
Robin, Robin;
Na, ne'er a drap, Robin,
Though it were ne'er sae fine, O.

And where's the ring that I gied ye,
That I gied ye, that I gied ye;
And where's the ring that I gied ye,
Ye little cutty-quean, O?
I gied it till a soger,
A soger, a soger;
I gied it till a soger,
A true sweetheart o' mine, O.

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