Unknown - Laird O Logie Lyrics

Lyrics Directory >> U >> Unknown Singer Lyrics >> Laird O Logie Song Lyrics

Artist:	Unknown
Song Title:	Laird O Logie
Visits:	704

Print Version

Laird O' Logie

Listen, good people, to my tale
Listen to what I tell to thee
The King has ta'en a poor prisoner
The wanton Laird o' Ochiltree

When news of it cam' tae the Queen
She sighed and said richt mournfully
O, wit will come o' Lady Margret
Wha bears sic love for Ochiltree

The Queen she's gane intil the King
And louted low doon til her knee
I never asked a boon but noo
O, spare the life o Ochiltree

Gin ye had asked for hoose or land
I'd freely gie them a' to thee
But all the gowd in fair Scotland
Winna buy the life o' Ochiltree

The Queen she tripped doon the stair
And doon she gaed richt mournfully
A' the gowd in fair Scotland
Winna buy the life o' Ochiltree

Lady Margret tore her yellow hair
And aye the saut tear blinded her e'e
I'll tak' a knife and end my life
And lie in the ground wi' Ochiltree

O na, na, na, then, said the Queen
O haud your tongue, this maunna be
I'll set ye on a better way
To free the Laird o' Ochiltree

The Queen she slippit up the stair
And up she gaed richt privilie
And she has stolen the prison keys
And lowsed the Laird o' Ochiltree

She's gi'en to him a purse o' gawd
And anither o' the white money
She's gi'en him twa pistols by his side
Says, Fire them baith when ye gang free

When he cam' tae the Queen's window
Whaten a joyfu' cry gi'ed he
He's fired the pistols and he's awa'
The wanton Laird o' Ochiltree

The King he rose up in his bed
O, wha is this has waukened me
I'll pledge my lands and a' my rents
It's the wanton Laird o' Ochiltree

Then ca' to me my jailers a'
Ca' them by thirty and by three
I swear that e'er the clock strikes twal'
That hangit high they a' shall be

O na, na, na, then cried the Queen
Na, na, na, that canna be
Gin ye maun tae hang them a'
Ye maun, my love, begin wi' me

The tane was shippit at the pier o' Leith
Lady Margret at the Queen's ferry
And she's gotten a faither tae her bairn
The wanton Laird o' Ochiltree

@Scots @prisoner @historical
Child #182

In 1592, Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell, along with Wemyss of
Logie were condemned to die for attempting to kidnap King James
VI. Logie was set free by his Danish mistress, a Lady in Waiting
to the Queen. Logie is replaced by Ochiltree here.
recorded by MacColl and Seeger on Blood and Roses 3
filename[ LARLOGIE
SF
===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY

Laird O Logie Lyrics at Lyricstrue

E-Mail, IM, Text :
Websites & Blogs :
Forums :


Other Unknown song Lyrics
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall "Midnight Mass a yellow moon Wonder walked from my window Now she sings a different tune Golden tones, out of the blue..."	A Bird in a Gilded Cage "99 Bottles of Beer on the wall, 99 Bottles of Beer, If one of those bottles should happen to fall, 98 bottles of beer on the wall...."
A Fenian Song "A Bird in a Gilded Cage The ballroom was filled with fashion's throng, It shone with a thousand lights; And there was a woman who passed along,..."	A Fool Such As I "A Fenian Song 1. The Queen's Own Regiment was their name; From fair Toronto town they came To put the Irish all to shame -..."
A Friend Like You "I need a friend I can really depend on Not just someone funny or cool Someone who follows the Lord just like I do Don't wanna be the friend of a fool..."	A Hero of the Wrong War "A Gentleman of Exeter A gentleman of Exelter, He had but one only daughter dear. When she was scarce sixteen years of age,..."
A Horse Named Bill "A Hero of the Wrong War I recall the afternoon, I had just come home from school When the FBI came knocking on our door They were looking for my dad..."	A Hundred Years from Now "A HORSE NAMED BILL I had a horse, his name was Bill And when he ran, he couldn't stand still He ran away, one day And also, I ran with him..."