Song Lyrics Unknown - Mary Hamilton    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Mary Hamilton Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Mary Hamilton Theme ID: 4861 Album: N/A MARY HAMILTON Word is to the kitchen gone And word is to the hall, And word is up to Madam the Queen And that's the worst of all, That Mary Hamilton's born a babe to the highest Stuart of all "Arise, arise, Mary Hamilton, Arise and tell to me, What thou hast done with thy wee babe I saw and heard weep by thee?" "I put him in a tiny boat, And cast him out to sea, That he might sink or he might swim, But he'd never come back to me." "Arise, arise, Mary Hamilton, Arise and come with me; There is a wedding in Glasgow town This night we'll go and see." She put not on her robes of black, Nor her robes of brown, But she put on robes of white, To ride into Glasgow town. And as she rode into Glasgow town, The city for to see, The bailiff's wife and the provost's wife Cried, "Ach, and alas for thee." "Ah, you need not weep for me," she cried "You need not weep for me; For had I not slain my own wee babe This death I would not dee." "Ah, little did my mother think When first she cradled me, The lands I was to travel in And the death I was to dee." Then by and come the King himself, Looked up with a pitiful eye, "Come down, come down, Mary Hamilton, Tonight you'll dine with me." "Ah, hold your tongue, my sovereign liege, And let your folly be; For if you'd a mind to save my life You'd never have shamed me here." "Cast off, cast off my gown," she cried, "But let my petticoat be, And tie a napkin 'round my face; The gallows I would not see." "Last night I washed the Queen's feet, And put the gold on her hair, And the only reward I find for this, The gallows to be my share." "Last night there were four Marys, Tonight there'll be but three, There was Mary Beaton, and Mary Seaton, And Mary Carmichael, and me." The ballad tale told here bears resemblance to two distinct historical occurences: one relating to a 16th century incident in the court of Mary Queen of Scots, and the other to an affair in the court of Russia's Czar Peter in the 18th century. At his late date, however, oral traditrion has altered the story too greatly to pinpoint the exact incident on which the valland might have been based. The long circumstantial version given there does not have much currency today among traditional singers; all that usually remains is a lyric lament in which Mary Hamilton makes a farewell speech without any explanation of why she is being punished. Printed in "British Ballads & Folk Songs" from the Joan Baez songbook. Child #173 @murder @royalty filename[ MARYHAM1 play.exe MARYS4 DC ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Maurice Kelly, Maven, May Be, May Day Carol, May Day Carol 2, May Morning Hymn, Mcafees Confession, Mccarthys Widow, Mcphersons Lament, Me Brave Boys, Meet Me By The Moonlight, Meet Me in Memphis, Meet Me In St Louis Louis, Meeting Of The Waters, Meg Drummond, Megan Murphy, Men, Men Behind The Wire, Men Of Harlech, Men Of Worth, Mercedes Benz, Merchants Sone, Mermaid Rule Britannia, Metrorail Song, Mexico Anthem Text, Mexico Native Anthem Text, Miami Dolphins Fight Song, Michael Blanns Drinking Song, Michael Row The Boat Ashore, Mickey Mouse, Midnight Special, Mighty Like A Rose, Mighty Mississippi, Migrant Song, Mike Fink, Mill O Tiftys Annie, Mill Worker, Miller And The Lass, Miller Of Dee Jolly Miller, Miller Tae My Trade, Millers Will, Milwaukee Blues, Miner Lad, Miners Childs Dream, Miners Lifeguard, Mingulay Boat Song, Minstrel Boy, Miss Bailey, Miss Smith, Miss Suzy Had A Steamboat, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy