Iand've heard them liltinand'
at the ewe milkinand'
and iand've heard them liltinand'
before light a-day
Now they are mourninand'
for all time a-liltinand'
the flowers of the forest
are all aand' wede away
Sad they for the order
that sent them to the border
the english by guile
for once won the day
Now they are mourninand'
for all time a-lilting
the flowers of the forest
are all aand' wede away
Iand've heard them liltinand'
at the ewe milkinand'
and iand've heard them liltinand'
before light a-day
Now they are mourninand'
for all time a-liltinand'
the flowers of the forest
are all aand' wede away
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the scottish original version of andquot;the flowers of the forestandquot;
iand've heard them liltinand', at the ewe milkin,and'
lasses a-liltinand' before dawn of day.
now thereand's a moaninand', on ilka green loaninand'.
the flowers of the forest are aand' wede away.
2. as boughts in the morninand', nae blithe lads are scorninand',
lasses are lonely and dowie and wae.
nae daffinand', nae gabbinand', but sighinand' and sobbinand',
ilk ane lifts her leglin, and hies her away.
3. at eand'en in the gloaminand', nae swankies are roaminand',
and'mang stacks wiand' the lasses at bogle to play.
but ilk maid sits drearie, lamentinand' her dearie,
the flowers of the forest are aand' wede away.
4. in harand'st at the shearinand' nae youths now are jeerinand'
bandsters are runkled, and lyart, or grey.
at fair or at preachinand', nae wooinand', nae fleecinand',
the flowers of the forest are aand' wede away.
5. dool for the order sent our lads to the border,
the english for ance by guile wan the day.
the flowers of the forest, that fought aye the foremost,
the prime of our land lie cauld in the clay.
6. weand'll hae nae mair liltinand', at the ewe milkinand',
women and bairns are dowie and wae.
sighinand' and moaninand' on ilka green loaninand',
the flowers of the forest are all wede away.
