Two Brothers



There were twa brothers at the school

And when they'd won awa'

It's will ye play at the stane chucking

Or will ye play at ball

Or will ye gae up yon bonnie green hill

And there we'll wrestle a fa'



Oh, I winnae play at the stane chucking

Nor will I play at the ba'

But I will gae up yon bonnie green hill

And there we'll wrestle a fa'



They wrestled up, they wrestled down

Till John fell tae the ground

And a dirk fell oot o' William's pouch

Gi'ed John a deadly wound



"Oh, lift me, lift me on yer back

Tak' me tae yon well sea fair

And wash the blood fae off my wound

That it may bleed nae mair"



He's lifted him on tae his back

Ta'en him tae yon well sae fair

And he's washed the blood fae off his wound

But aye it bled the mair



"It's ye'll tak' off yer Holland sark

Rive it fae gare tae gare

An' stap it on my bloody wound

That it may bleed nae mair"



So he's ta'en off his Holland sark

Rived it fae gare tae gare

An' he's staped it in the bloody wound

But it bled mair and mair



"Oh, lift me, lift me on yer back

Tak' me tae Kirklan' fair

An' dig my grave baith wide and deep

And lay my body there



Ye'll lay my arrows at my head

My gude bow at my feet

My sword and buckler by my side

As I was wont tae sleep"



Child #49 --- see also EDWARD1

looks like it would sing to ROLLSTON

@ballad @family @murder

recorded by Jean Redpath

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