Lady Dysie

by Mungo Park

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This is a ver old song about a king's daughter who felt in love with her father's kitchen boy, something that couldn't really "work" in those remote times...

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There once was a king and a very great king
And a king o´ muckle fame
He had a lovely dochter fair
Lady Dysie was her name
And word's gane up and word's gane doon
And word's gane tae the king
Lady Dysie she gars right roond aboot
And tae whom they dinar ken

When bells were rung and Mass was sung
And they've all gan tae their rest
The king's gane tae Lady Dysie's bower
And he wasnae a welcome guest
He's pu'd the curtains roond and roond
And there he sat him doon
gae Tell tae me Lady Dysie he said
What gars ye gan sae roond?

Is it tae a lord or tae a laird
Or a Baron o' high degree
Gae tell tae me Lady Dysie he said
And I pray ye dinnae lee
O it's no tae a lord and it's no tae a laird
Nor tae any barony
but It's tae Roger the kitchen boy
Wha calls sae aye tae me

He's called his merry men oot by one
By one by twa by three
And last came Roger the kitchen boy
And he's dashed him tae a tree
He's taken oot that bonnie boy's heirt
Put it in a cup o' gowd
And sent it tae Lady Dysie's bower
Because she'd been sae bold

Farewell faither farewell mother
Farewell tae pleasure and joy
He died for me I'll die for him
Though he was but a kitchen boy
Farewell mither farewell faither
Farewell my brothers three
Ye thought ye had taen the life of yin
But you've taen the life of three

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released December 6, 2021
Traditional arranged by Mungo Park.

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Mungo Park is a band formed by 5 musicians, spurned by the hand of God, guided by their commercial intuition, or the lack thereof, and their brazenness. They have employed said brazennes to promote Scottish music in Albacete. What could possibly go wrong with such a scheme? ... more

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