Ewan MacColl — Waes Me for Prince Charlie

[Verse 1] A wee bird cam' tae oor ha' door, he warbled sweet and early And aye the o'ercam' o' his sang was, Wae's me for Prince Chairlie And when I heard the wee bird sing the tears cam' droppin' rarely I took my bonnet aff my heid, oh wae's me for Prince Chairlie [Verse 2] Said I, My bird, my bonnie bonnie bird, is that some tale you've borrowed Or is't some words you learnt by rote, some lilt o' dule and sorrow Oh no no no, the wee bird sang, I've flown since morning early Through sic a day o' wind and rain, oh wae's me for Prince Chairlie [Verse 3] On hills that are by right his ain he roams, a lonely stranger On ilka side he's pressed by want, on ilka hand by danger Yestreen I met him in the glen, my heart near bursted fairly For sadly changed indeed was he, oh wae's me for Prince Chairlie [Verse 4] Dark night came on, the tempest howled oot o' the hills and valleys And where was't that your prince lay doon whose hame should be in a palace He's ro'ed him in a Heilan' plaid that covered him but sparely And slept beneath a bush of broom, oh war's me for Prince Chairlie