Fortune's Road

Oh it's I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside

Oh I am awa' for tae be my laddie's guide

Oh I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside

Though his faither and mither, they'll be angry"

"Oh at my bedside, my lassie, ye'll no' sit

At my bedside, my lassie, ye'll no' sit

For it's I hae found a guide and a far better fit

So awa', lassie, wha cares for ye?"

"Well, ye micht a' courted yin, my love, ye micht a' courted seven

Ye micht a' courted eight, nine, ten and eleven

Ye can go and court another, that'll mak up the dozen

But be kind tae yer auld love for a' that"

"Oh come back, my bonnie lassie, dinna gang awa'

Oh come back, my bonnie lassie, dinna gang awa'

Oh come back, my bonnie lassie, dinna gang awa'

I was only in a jest for to try ye"

"Well, if ye were in a jest, my laddie, I wis nane

So lang, lang, my bonnie laddie, may ye lie yer lane

Oh lang, lang, my bonnie laddie, may ye lie yer lane

And think upon the bonnie lass that lou'ed ye

For the trees, they are high, my love, the leaves, they are green

The years are passing by, my love, that you and I hae seen

Through the lang winter's nicht when ye hae tae lie yer lane

Ach ye'll weary lang afore I come and see you"

For it's I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside

Oh I am awa' for tae be my laddie's guide

Oh I am awa' tae my laddie's bedside

Though his faither and mither, they'll be angry

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