Therell Never Be Peace Till Jamie Comes
there'll never be peace till jamie es hame by yon castle wa', at the close of the day, i heard a man sing, tho' his head it was grey: and as he was singing, the tears doon came,— there'll never be peace till jamie es hame. the church is in ruins, the state is in jars, delusions, oppressions, and murderous wars, we dare na weel say't, but we ken wha's to blame,— there'll never be peace till jamie es hame. my seven braw sons for jamie drew sword, but now i greet round their green beds in the yerd; it brak the sweet heart o' my faithful and dame,— there'll never be peace till jamie es hame. now life is a burden that bows me down, sin' i tint my bairns, aint his ; but till my last moments my words are the same,— there'll never be peace till jamie es hame.