Four-and-twenty Highland men
Came from the Carrie side,
To steal away Eppie Morrie
'Cause she would not be a bride, a bride,
Would not be a bride
Out it's came her mother,
It was a moonlit night,
She could not see her daughter,
For their swords they shined so bright, so bright,
Swords they shined so bright
Haud away from me, mother,
Haud away from me;
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall wedded be with me, with me,
Wedded be with me
They've taken Eppie Morrie
And horseback bound her on,
And then away to the minister
As fast as horse could gang, could gang,
Fast as horse could gang
He's taken out a pistol
And set it to the minister's breast;
Oh marry me, marry me, minister,
Or else I'll be your priest, your priest,
Else I'll be your priest
Haud away from me, good sir,
Haud away from me,
For there's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall married be by me, by me,
Married be by me
When mass was sung and bells were rung
And all were bound for bed,
Then Willie and Eppie Morrie
In one bed they were laid, were laid,
In one bed were laid
He's kissed her on the lily breast
And held her shoulders twa
But aye she grat and aye she spat
And turned to the wall, the wall
Turned to the wall
Haud away from me Willie,
Haud away from me;
Before I'll lose my maidenhead
I'll fight with you 'til day, 'til day,
Fight with you 'til day
Then early in the morning
Before her clothes were on,
In came the maiden of Scalletter,
In gown and shirt alone, alone
Gown and shirt alone
Wally fa' you Willie,
That ye could nae prove a man
And ta'en the lassie's maidenhead;
She would have hired your hand, your hand
Would have hired your hand
Go get to me a horse, Willie,
And get it like a man,
And send me back to my hometown
A maiden as I came, I came
Maiden as I came
Haud away from me, Willie,
Haud away from me;
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall wedded be with me, with me,
Wedded be with me
Haud away from me, Willie,
Haud away from me;
There's not a man in all Strathdon
Shall wedded be with me, with me,
Wedded be with me