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Four-and-twenty highland menCome from the Carron sideTo carry away Eppie MorayShe would not be a bride, a bride,Would not be a bride.Out then came her mother forIt was a moonlit night,She couldn't see her daughter forThe water shone so bright, so brightThe water shone so bright.Go away from me, mother,Go away from me!There's not a man in all ScotlandShould wedded be with me, with me,Should wedded be with me.They've taken Eppie Moray,And a horse they've bound her on,And they have rid to the minister's houseAs fast as horse could run, could run,As fast as horse could run.Then Willie's taken his pistol outAnd pointed it at the minister's head,SongtexteSaying "Marry me, marry me, minister,Or else I'll shoot you dead, you dead,Or else I'll shoot you dead.""Go away from me, Willie,Go away from me,I'm not about to marry youUnless she's willing as thee, as thee,Unless she's willing as thee."They've taken Eppie Moray,Since better couldna' be,And they have rid to Carron side,As fast as horse could flee, could flee,As fast as horse could flee.Then mass was sung and bells were rung,And they're awa to bed,And Willie and Eppie Moray,In one bed they were laid, were laid,In one bed they were laid.He's ta'en the sack from off his back,And kicked awa his shoes,And thrown awa the chamber key,And naked he's lay down, lay down,And naked he's lay down.Haud away from me, Willie,Haud away from me,Before I lose my maidenhead,I'll try my strength with thee, with thee.I'll try my strength with thee.He's kissed her on the lily breasts,And held her shouthers twa,And aye she grat and aye she spat,And turned to the wall, the wall,And turned to the wall.And all the night they wrestled there,Until the light of day,And Willie grat and Willie swat,But he could not stretch her spey, her spey,He could not stretch her spey.It's a pity for you, Willie,For you could not prove a man,For if you gained her maidenhead,She would have held your hand, your hand,She would have held your hand.Go away from me, lady,Go away from me!There's not a man in all Strathdon,Shall married be with me, with me,Shall married be with me.Go fetch me a horse, Willie,And fetch it like a man,And send me back to my mother,A maiden as I came, I came,Maiden as I came. Aus Songtexte Mania