Jock of Hazeldean
Jock of Hazeldean
Original Text
Alexander Campbell, Albyn's Anthology (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1816-18). F-10 727 Fisher Rare Book Library (Toronto).
2 Why weep ye by the tide?
3I'll wed ye to my youngest son,
4 And ye sall be his bride:
5And ye sall be his bride, ladie,
6 Sae comely to be seen"--
7But aye she loot the tears down fa'
8 For Jock of Hazeldean.
9"Now let this wilful grief be done,
10 And dry that cheek so pale;
11Young Frank is chief of Errington,
12 And lord of Langley-dale;
13His step is first in peaceful ha',
14 His sword in battle keen"--
15But aye she loot the tears down fa'
16 For Jock of Hazeldean.
17"A chain of gold ye sall not lack,
18 Nor braid to bind your hair;
19Nor mettled hound, nor managed hawk,
20 Nor palfrey fresh and fair;
21And you, the foremost o' them a',
22 Shall ride our forest queen"--
23But aye she loot the tears down fa'
24 For Jock of Hazeldean.
25The kirk was deck'd at morning-tide,
26 The tapers glimmer'd fair;
27The priest and bridegroom wait the bride,
28 And dame and knight are there.
29They sought her baith by bower and ha';
30 The ladie was not seen!
31She's o'er the Border and awa'
32 Wi' Jock of Hazeldean.
Notes
1] The first stanza of this song is ancient. The others were written for Alexander Campbell's Albyn's Anthology (1816). Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1816
RPO poem Editors
P. F. Morgan
RPO Edition
3RP 2.425.
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