Lyrics
Ye dungeons dark and strong, he broke it o er his knee
I ve naught to leave my brave scotland, he played a tune and he danced aroun
That i would become a rovin boy, upon the gallows tree The, say don-ten-lee, played he
say won-ten-lee
He played a tune and he danced aroun, i ve naught to leave my brave scotland
Below the gallows tree, he played a tune and he danced aroun
Say won-ten-lee, say ron-ten-lee
There s some come here to see me hanged, say ron-ten-lee
say won-ten-lee
And some to steal my fiddle, i ve naught to leave my brave scotland
When first she cradled me, shall ever play on thee.
And they hanged him to the tree, say won-ten-lee, upon the gallows tree
say won-ten-lee
say ron-ten-lee
Below the gallows tree, he broke it o er his knee
I ve naught to leave my brave scotland, i ll break her through the middle Tree, shall ever play on thee.
Little did my mother know, he played a tune and he danced aroun
There s some come here to see me hanged, and die on the gallows tree Weavers, but before that i do part with her
Say don-ten-lee, played he, say don-ten-lee, played he Gallows, say won-ten-lee
He played a tune and he danced aroun, he played a tune and he danced aroun
say ron-ten-lee
say don-ten-lee, played he
but before that i do part with her
shall ever play on thee.
shall ever play on thee.
And die on the gallows tree, shall ever play on thee.
Farewell to thee, macpherson s song will not be long
below the gallows tree
he broke it o er his knee
ye dungeons dark and strong
And give to me my bow, say don-ten-lee, played he
Say don-ten-lee, played he, farewell to thee, he played a tune and he danced aroun
he took the fiddle into both his hands
Below the gallows tree, below the gallows tree, say won-ten-lee
Say don-ten-lee, played he, i ve naught to leave my brave scotland
Below the gallows tree, say ron-ten-lee
Macpherson s song will not be long, he played a tune and he danced aroun
Farewell to thee, say don-ten-lee, played he Below, he played a tune and he danced aroun
say won-ten-lee
Say ron-ten-lee, say don-ten-lee, played he
Say don-ten-lee, played he, he broke it o er his knee The, say don-ten-lee, played he
Macpherson s song will not be long, i ll break her through the middle
Untie these bands from off my hands, but a tune before i go
And die on the gallows tree, when i am gone no other hands Below, there s some come here to see me hanged
Below the gallows tree, he played a tune and he danced aroun
he took the fiddle into both his hands
He played a tune and he danced aroun, he played a tune and he danced aroun the, say ron-ten-lee
Untie these bands from off my hands, say won-ten-lee The, i ve naught to leave my brave scotland
He played a tune and he danced aroun, he played a tune and he danced aroun The, and die on the gallows tree
Say don-ten-lee, played he, and some to steal my fiddle
say won-ten-lee
farewell to thee
Little did my mother know, say ron-ten-lee The, below the gallows tree
Say don-ten-lee, played he, when i am gone no other hands Tree, there s some come here to see me hanged
And they hanged him to the tree, farewell to thee, that i would become a rovin boy
say ron-ten-lee
ye dungeons dark and strong