"Why does your brand sae drop wi'bluid,Edward,Edward?
Why does your brand sae drop wi'bluid,And why sae sad gang ye,O?"--
"O,I ha'e kill-ed my hawk sae guid,Mither,mither!
O,I ha'e kill-ed my hawk sae guid,And I had nae mair but he,O."--
"Your hawkis bluid was never sae reid,Edward,Edward:
Your hawkis bluid was never sae reid,My dear son,I tell thee,O."--
"O,I ha'e kill-ed my reid-roan steed,Mither,mither!
O,I ha'e kill-ed my reid-roan steed That erst was so fair and free,O."--
"Your steed was auld,and ye ha'e got mair,Edward,Edward:
Your steed was auld,and ye ha'e got mair,Some other dule ye dree,O."--
"O,I ha'e kill-ed my father dear,Mither,mither!
O,I ha'e kill-ed my father dear,Alas,and wae is me,O!"--
"And whatten pen-ance will ye dree for that,Edward,Edward?
And whatten pen-ance will ye dree for that?
My dear son,now tell me,O!"--
"I'll set my feet in yonder boat,Mither,mither I'll set my feet in yonder boat,And I'll fare over the sea,O."--
"And what'll ye do wi'your towers and your ha',Edward,Edward?
And what'll ye do wi'your towers and your ha',That were so fair to see,O?"--
"I'll let them stand till they down fa',Mither,mither:
I'll let them stand till they down fa',For here never mair maun I be,O!"--
"And what'll ye leave to your bairns and your wife,Edward,Edward?
And what'll ye leave to your bairns and your wife,When ye gang over the sea,O?"--
"The warldis room,let them beg through life,Mither,mither:
The warldis room,let them beg through life,For they never mair will I see,O!"
"And what'll ye leave to your ain mother dear,Edward,Edward?
And what'll ye leave to your ain mother dear?
My dear son,now tell me,O."--
"The curse of hell fra me sall ye bear,Mither,mither!
The curse of hell fra me sall ye bear,--
Sic counsels ye gave to me,O."
