| Lyrics: | The Rantin' Laddie
Aft hae I played at the cards and the dice
Wi' my ain dear
rantin' laddie;
But noo I maun sit in my father's kitchen nook,
And sing baloo to my
bastard bairnie.
My father dear he knows me not,
My mother's quite forgot
me;
My frien's and relations they a' slight me,
And the servants they do hate
me.
Gin I had but ane o' my father's merry men,
As aftimes I've had
many,
That wad rin on to the gates o'Aboyne
Wi'a letter to my rantin'
laddie.
Is your love a laird, or is he a lord,
Or is he but a caddie,
That ye
sae aft call on his name,
Your own dear rantin' laddie ?
My love's nae a laird,
nor is he a lord,
Nor is he but a caddie ;
But he's earl ower a' the lands o'
Aboyne,
He's my own dear rantin' laddie.
Ye sall hae nane o' your father's merry
men,
As afttimes ye've had many,
That will rin on to the gates o' Aboyne,
Wi' a
letter to your rantin' laddie.
Oh, where will I get a bonnie wee lad
That will
carry a letter cannie,
That will rin on to the gate o' Aboyne
Wi' a letter to my rantin'
laddie?
It's here am I, a bonnie wee lad
That will carry a letter
cannie,
That will rin on to the gate o' Aboyne
Wi' a letter to your rantin'
laddie.
As he gang up by bonnie Deeside
The birks they were bloomin'
bonnie
And there he spied the Earl o' Aboyne
Doon amang the bushes sae
bonnie.
Fan he lookit the letter on,
And oh but he was sorry,
Oh they hae
been cruel, and they've been unkind,
To my ain dear rantin' lassie.
Her father
dear he knows her not,
Her mother's quite forgot her ;
Her frien's and relations they
a' slight her,
And the servants they do hate her.
But I will raise an hundred
men,
And oh but they'll shine bonnie ;
And I'll mount them all on milk-white
steeds,
To bring home my rantin' lassie.
As they rode down through
Buchanshire,
And Buchanhire shone bonnie,
Rejoice, rejoice, ye Buchan maids a',
Rejoice and be na sorry.
Gin ye lay your love on a lowland lad,
He'll do all he
can to slight ye ;
Gin ye lay your love on a highland lad,
He'll do all he can to raise
you.
Note: Assembled from two versions published by Gavin Grieg
Recorded by Lori
Holland,Ewan MacColl
@love @Scots @bastard
Child #240
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