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Four-and-twenty Highland menCame from the Carron sideTo steal away Eppie Morrie'Cause she wouldn't be a bride, a brideShe wouldn't be a brideThen out it's came her mother thenIt was a moonlit nightShe couldn't see her daughterFor the moon it shone so bright, so brightThe moon, it shone so brightThey've taken Eppie MorrieAnd a horse they've bound her onAnd they're away to Carron sideAs fast as horse could gang, could gangAs fast as horse could gangAnd Willie's taken his pistol outAnd put it to the minister's breastO, marry me, marry me, ministerOr else I'll be your priest, your priestOr else I'll be your priestHaud away from me, WillieHaud away from meSongtexteThere's not a man in all StrathdonShall wedded be by me, by meShall wedded be by meThen mass was sung and bells were rungAnd they're away to bedAnd Willie and Eppie MorrieIn one bed they were laid, were laidIn one bed they were laidHe's taken the shirt from off his backAnd kicked away his shoesAnd thrown away the chamber keyAnd naked he lay down, lay downAnd naked he lay downHe's kissed her on the lily breastAnd held her shoulders twaBut aye she gat and aye she spatAnd turned to the wa', the wa'And turned to the wa'They wrestled there all through the nightBefore the break of dayBut aye she gat and aye she spatBut he could not stretch her speyHe could not stretch her speyHaud away from me, Willie,Haud away from meThere's not a man in all StrathdonShall wedded be by me, by meShall wedded be by meThen early in the morningBefore the light of dayIn came the maid of ScallaterIn gown and shirt alone, aloneIn a gown and shirt aloneGet up, get up, young womanAnd take a drink with meYou might have called me maidenFor I'm as whole as thee, as theeFor I'm as whole as theeThen in there came young BreadalbaneWith a pistol on his sideO, come away, Eppie MorrieAnd I'll make you my bride, my brideAnd I'll make you my brideGo get to me a horse, WillieGet it like a manAnd send me back to my motherA maiden as I came, I cameA maiden as I cameHaud away from me, WillieHaud away from meThere's not a man in all StrathdonShall wedded be by me, by meShall wedded be with me (x2) Aus Songtexte Mania