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alasdair roberts, amble skuse & david mcguinness - johnny o'the brine كلمات الأغنية

[verse 1]
johnny rose on a may morning
called for water to wash his hands
“gie loose to me my twa greyhounds
that lie bound in iron bands, bands
that lie bound in iron bands”

when johnny’s mother heard of this
her hands for dule she wrang
“oh johnny for my venison
to the greenwoods dinnae gang, gang
to the greenwoods dinnae gang”

but johnny ta’en his great bent bow
and his arrows eight by eight
and he’s onward to the greenwoods gane
oh to ding the dun deer down, down
oh to ding the dun deer down

now johnny shot and the dun deer lap
and he wounded her in the side
an’ ‘atween the water and the woods
the greyhounds laid her pride, pride
oh, the greyhounds laid her pride

they ate sae muckle o’the venison
and they drank sae muckle o’the bleed
that johnny an’ his twa greyhounds
fell asleep gin they were deid
fell asleep gin they were deid

[verse 2]
and by there come a silly old man
and an ill death shall he dee
for he’s awa’ ti esslemont
the foresters to see, see
oh the foresters to see

“what news, what news ye old grey man
what news, what news fae thee?”
“nae news, nae news” said the silly old man
“but fet my ‘ain did see, see
oh but fet my ‘ain did see:

“as i come in by monymusk
and doon among the scroggs
it’s there i saw the bonniest youth
lyin’ asleep between twa dogs, dogs
lyin’ asleep between twa dogs

“and the b-ttons that were on his sleeve
they were o’ the gowd sae guid
and the twa grey dogs he lay atween
well their mouths were dyed with bleed, bleed
oh, their mouths were dyed with bleed”

and up and spake the first of them
he was head man o’er them all:
“if this be johnny o’the brine
untae him we will draw, draw
untae him we will draw”

then up and spake the second of them
and a sister’s son was he:
“if this be johnny o’the brine
well, we’d better let him be, oh
i think we’d better let him be”

but up and spake the third of them
and an angry man was he:
“if this be johnny o’the brine
well we’d better gar him dee
oh we’d better gar him dee”

[verse 3]
and the first shot that the foresters fired
well it wounded him in the knee
and the next shot that the foresters fired
well, his hert’s blood blint his e’e, e’e
oh his hert’s blood blint his e’e

now johnny awokened oot o’ his sleep
and an angry man was he
saying “ye micht hae woken me fae my sleep
‘ere my hert’s blood blint my e’e, e’e
noo my hert’s blood blints my e’e”

he leaned his back against an oak
put his foot against a stane
and he’s fired at the seven foresters
and he’s k!lled them all but ane
and he’s k!lled them all but ane

he’s broken four of that one’s ribs
and his arm and his collarbone
an’ he’s put him up upon his horse
bad’ him carry the tidings home, home
bad’ him carry the tidings home

they made a rod[?] o’ the hazel-bush
and another o’ the slae-th-rn tree
and many, many were the men
at the k!lling o’ ‘er[?] johnny
at the k!lling o’ ‘er[?] johnny

now johnny’s great bent bow is broke
and his twa grey dogs are slain
and his body lies in monymusk
and his hunting days are dene, dene
and his hunting days are dene

- alasdair roberts amble skuse david mcguinness

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