She took her by the middle sma', THE CRUEL SISTER. Binnorie, O Binnorie ; And dashed her bonny back to the jaw; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "O sister, sister, reach your hand, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And ye shall be heir of half my land."By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. “O sister, I'll not reach my hand, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And I'll be heir of all your land; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "Shame fa' the hand that I should take, Binnorie, O Binnorie: It's twined me and my world's make." แ "O sister, reach me but your glove, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And sweet William shall be your love."By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "Sink on, nor hope for hand or glove! Binnorie, O Binnorie; And sweet William shall better be my love, By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "Your cherry cheeks and your yellow hair, Binnorie, O Binnorie; Garred me gang maiden evermair." By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. Sometimes she sunk, and sometimes she swam, Binnorie, O Binnorie; Until she cam to the miller's dam; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "O father, father, draw your dam! Binnorie, O Binnorie; There's either a mermaid, or a milk-white swan." By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. The miller hasted and drew his dam, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And there he found a drowned woman; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. You could not see her yellow hair, Her gowden girdle was sae bra'; A famous harper passing by, 453 Binnorie, O Binnorie; The sweet pale face he chanced to spy; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. And when he looked that lady on, Binnorie, O Binnorie; He sighed and made a heavy moan; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. He made a harp of her breast-bone, Binnorie, O Binnorie; Whose sounds would melt a heart of stone; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. The strings he framed of her yellow hair, Binnorie, O BinnorieWhose notes made sad the listening ear; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. He brought it to her father's hall, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And there was the court assembled all; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. He laid his harp upon a stone, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And straight it began to play alone; By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "O yonder sits my father, the king, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And yonder sits my mother, the queen;" By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. "And yonder stands my brother Hugh, Binnorie, O Binnorie; And by him my William, sweet and true.” By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. But the last tune that the harp played then, Binnorie, O Binnorie; Was-"Woe to my sister, false Helen!" By the bonny milldams of Binnorie. ANONYMOUS. LORD RANDAL. แ "O WHERE hae ye been, Lord Randal, my son? EDWARD, EDWARD. "QUHY dois zour brand sae drop wi' bluid, Edward, Edward O where hae ye been, my handsome young Quhy dois zour brand sae drop wi' bluid, And quhy sae sad gang zee O?" "I hae been to the wild wood; mother, "O I hae killed my hauke sae guid, man?" make my bed soon, Mither, mither: For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie O I hae killed my hauke sae guid, down." "Where gat ye your dinner, Lord Randal, my son? Where gat ye your dinner, my handsome young man?" "I dined wi' my true-love; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down." "What gat ye to your dinner, Lord Randal, my son? What gat ye to your dinner, my handsome young man?" "I gat eels boiled in broo; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down." "What became of your bloodhounds, Lord Randal, my son? What became of your bloodhounds, my handsome young man?" "O they swelled and they died; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down." "OI fear ye are poisoned, Lord Randal, my son! OI fear ye are poisoned, my handsome young man!" And I had nae mair bot hee O." "Zour haukis bluid was nevir sae reid, Edward, Edward. Zour haukis bluid was nevir sae reid- Mither, mither: OI hae killed my reid-roan steid, That erst was sae fair and free 0." "Zour steid was auld, and ze hae gat mair, Mither, mither: OI hae killed my fader deir Alas! and wae is mee O!" "And quhatten penance wul ze drie for that, Mither, mither: Ile set my feit in zonder boat, And Ile fare ovir the sea O." "And quhat wul ze doe wi' zour towirs and zour ha', Edward, Edward? "O yes! I am poisoned; mother, make my And quhat wul ze doe wi' zour towirs and |