Intro: verse 1: A lassie was milkin' her faither's kye When a gentleman on horseback, he cam' ridin' by A gentleman on horseback, he cam' ridin' by He was the Laird o' the Dainty Dounby verse 2: “Oh lassie, oh lassie, what wad ye gie If I was to lay ae nicht wi' ye?” “To lie ae nicht that'll never, never dee When ye're Laird o' the Dainty Dounby” verse 3: Well, he dinned her by the middle sae sma' He laid her doon where the grass grew lang Twas a lang, lang time ere he raised her up again Sayin', “Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby” verse 4: Well, it fell upon a day, and a bonnie summer's day To face the lassie's faither, some money had to pay To face the lassie's faither, some money had to pay Tae the Laird o' the Dainty Dounby VERSE 5: “Oh, a' good mornin', an' how dae ye do? And hoo is yer dochter Janetie noo? And hoo's yer dochter Janetie noo Since I laid her in the Dainty Dounby?” VERSE 6: “Oh, my wee Janet, she's nae very weel My dochter Janet she looks unco pale My dochter Janet aye cowken at her kail Since you laid her in the Dainty Dounby” VERSE 7: Well, he dinned her by the lily-white hand And he showed her his rooms, there were twenty-one He put the keys intae her hand Sayin', “Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby” Sayin', “Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby”
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