[Intro - flute melody] [Verse 1 – Knight, male voice] Where were ye, my guid grey hound, That I paid for sae dear, Ye didna waken me frae my sleep When my true love was sae near? [Response – Dog, female voice] I scraped wi my foot, master, Till a’ my collars rang; But still the mair that I did scrape, Waken woud ye nane. [Verse 2 – Knight] Where were ye, my berry-brown steed, That I paid for sae dear, That ye woudna waken me out o my sleep When my love was sae near? [Response – Steed, female voice] I patted wi my foot, master, Till a’ my bridles rang; But still the mair that I did patt, Waken woud ye nane. [Verse 3 – Knight] Where were ye, my gay goss-hawk, That I paid for sae dear, That ye woudna waken me out o my sleep When ye saw my love near? [Response – Hawk, female voice] I flapped wi my wings, master, Till a’ my bells they rang; But still the mair that I did flap, Waken woud ye nane. [Instrumental break - gentle banjo, humming melody] [Bridge – knight, male voice] O had I waked when she was nigh, And o her got my will, I shoudna cared upon the morn Tho sma birds o her were fill. [Chorus – female voice, brighter] When I went out, I bitter wept, But singing came I home; I’ve been unto Broomfield Hill, And maiden I return. [Outro – Knight, fading, male voice spoken] Oh sorrow turned to morning light, My heart unbroken, free, But bitterly I weep alone, For love that slipped away.
