[Verse 1] There lived a lady by the North Sea shore Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom Twa dothers were the bairns she bore Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 2] One was as bright as is the sun Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom Sae coal black grew the elder one Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 3] A knight came riding to the ladies' door Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom He travelled far tae be their wooer Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 4] He courted one, aye wi gloves and rings Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom But he loved the other above all things Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 5] "Sister, sister, won't you walk with me Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom And see the ships sail upon the sea?" Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 6] And as they stood on that windy shore Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom The elder sister pushed the younger ower Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 7] Sometimes she sank or sometimes she swam Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom Cryin', "Sister, reach tae me your hand" Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 8] And there she flowted just like a swan Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom The salt sea carried her body on Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 9] Two minstrels walking by the North Sea strand Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom They saw the maiden, aye, flowt tae land Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 10] They made a harp out of her breast bone Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom The sound of which would melt a heart of stone Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 11] They took three locks of her yellow hair Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom And wi them strang that harp so rare Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 12] The first string that those minstrels tried Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom Then terror seized the black-haired bride Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 13] The second string played a doleful sound Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom "The younger sister, oh, she is drowned," Faa lala la la lala laa la laa [Verse 14] The third string, it played beneath their bow Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom "And surely now, her tears will flow," Faa lala la la lala laa la laa
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