The Highland Widows Lamen
the highland widow's lament oh i am e to the low trie, o, o, ochrie! without a penny in my purse, to buy a meal to me. it was na sae in the highland hills, o, o, ochrie! nae woman in the try wide, sae happy was as me. for then i had a score o'kye, o, o, ochrie! feeding on you hill sae high, and giving milk to me. and there i had three score o'yowes, o, o, ochrie! skipping on yon bonie knowes, and casting woo' to me. i was the happiest of a' the , sair, sair, may i repine; for donald was the brawest man, and donald he was mine. till charlie stewart cam at last, sae far to set us free; my donald's arm was wahen, for scotland and for me. their waefu' fate what need i tell, right to the wrang did yield; my donald and his try fell, upon culloden field. oh i am e to the low trie, o, o, ochrie! nae woman in the warld wide, sae wretched now as me.