The Canary/Wi' waefu' Heart and sorrowing E'e
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Wi' waefu' Heart and sorrowing E'e.
Wi' waefu' heart an' sorrowing e'e,I saw my Jamie sail awa;O 'twas a fatal day to me,That day he past the Berwick-law.How joyless now seem'd all behind!I ling'ring stray'd along the shoreDark boding fears hung on my mindThat I might never see him more.
The night came on wi' heavy rain,Loud, fierce, and wild, the tempest blewIn mountains roll'd the awful main—Ah, hapeless maid! my fears how trueThe landsman heard their drowning criesThe wreck was seen with dawning dayMy love was sound, an' now he liesLow in the isle of gloomy May.
O boatman, kindly waft me o'er!The cavern'd rock shall be my home;'Twill ease my burthen'd heart, to pourIts sorrows o'er his grassy tomb:With sweetest flowers I'll deck his grave,An' tend them through the langsome years. I'll water them ilk morn an' eveWith deepest sorrow's warmest tear.