The Corries — Jock O Braidislee

[Verse 1] Johnny got up on a May mornin Called for water tae wash his hands Says, "Gae lowse tae me ma twa gray dugs That lie in iron bands, bands That lie in iron bands." [Verse 2] Johnny's mother she heard o this Her hands for dule she wrang Sayin, "Johnny, for yer venison Tae the greenwood dinnae gang, gang Tae the greenwood dinnae gang." [Verse 3] But Johnny has taen his guid benbow His arrows one by one And he's awa tae the greenwood gaen Tae ding the dun deer doun, doun Tae ding the dun deer doun [Verse 4] Now Johnny shot and the dun deer lapt And he wounded her in the side And there between the water and the woods The grey hounds laid her pride, her pride The grey hounds laid her pride [Verse 5] They ate sae much o the venison They drank sae much o the bluid That Johnny and his twa gray dugs Fell asleep as though were deid, were deid Fell asleep as though were deid [Verse 6] Then by there cam a silly auld man An ill death may he dee For he's awa tae Esslemont The seven foresters for tae see, tae see The foresters for tae see [Verse 7] As A cam in by Monymusk Doun among yon scruggs Well, there I spied the bonniest youth Lyin sleepin atween twa dugs, twa dugs Lyin sleepin atween twa dugs [Verse 8] The buttons that were upon his sleeve Were o the gowd sae guid And the twa grey hounds that he lay between Their mous were dyed wi bluid, wi bluid Their mous were dyed wi bluid [Verse 9] Then up and jumps the first forester He was captain o them aw Sayin, "If that be Jock o Braidislee Unto him we'll draw, we'll draw Unto him we'll draw." [Verse 10] The first shot that the foresters fired It hit Johnny on the knee And the second shot that the foresters fired His hert's bluid blint his ee, his ee His hert's bluid blint his ee [Verse 11] Then up jumps Johnny fae oot o his sleep And an angry man was he Sayin, "Ye micht hae waukent me fae my sleep Ere my hert's bluid blint my ee, my ee Ere my hert's bluid blint my ee." [Verse 12] But he's rested his back against an oak His fit upon a stane For he has fired at the seven o them He's killed them aw but ane, but ane He's killed them aw but ane [Verse 13] He's broken four o that one's ribs His airm and his collar bane And he has set him upon his horse Wi the tidings sent him hame, hame Wi the tidings sent him hame [Verse 14] But Johnny's guid benbow is broke His twa gray dugs are slain And his body lies in Monymusk His huntin days are daen, are daen His huntin days are daen