Fareweel ye dungeons dark an\u2019 strong
Farewell, farewell to thee;
McPherson\u2019s time will no be long
Below than gallows tree I\u2019ll hing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wis by a woman\u2019s treacherous hand
\u2018at I wis condemned to dee
Below a ledge a windoe she stood
Then a blanket she threw ower me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chorus (after each verse):<\/em> untie these bans fae around my hands There\u2019s some cam\u2019 here to see me hang\u2019t He took the fiddle into both of his hands <\/p>\n\n\n\n An\u2019he broke it over a stone, The reprieve wis comin\u2019 o\u2019er the Brig o\u2019 Banff Fareweel ye dungeons dark an\u2019 strongFarewell, farewell to thee;McPherson\u2019s time will no be longBelow than gallows tree I\u2019ll hing It wis by a woman\u2019s treacherous hand\u2018at I wis condemned to deeBelow a ledge a windoe she stoodThen a blanket she threw ower me Chorus (after each verse):So rantinly, sae wantonly and sae dauntinly went heHe … <\/p>\n
So rantinly, sae wantonly and sae dauntinly went he
He played a tune then he danced aroon below the gallows tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An\u2019 gae bring to me my sword
For there\u2019s no a man in all Scotland
But\u2019|l brave him at his word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An\u2019 some to buy my fiddle
But before \u2018at I do part wi\u2019 her
l\u2019ll break her through the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Says he, \u201cThere\u2019s no anither han\u2019ll play on thee
When I am dead and gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For tae let McPherson free
When they put the clock a quarter before
Then hanged him to the tree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"