A lassie was milkin' her faither's kye
When a gentleman on horseback, he cam' ridin' by
A gentleman on horseback, he cam' ridin' by
He was the Laird o' the Dainty Dounby
?Oh lassie, oh lassie, what wad ye gie
If I was to lay ae nicht wi' ye??
?To lie ae nicht that'll never, never dee
When ye're Laird o' the Dainty Dounby?
Well, he dinned her by the middle sae sma'
He laid her doon where the grass grew lang
Twas a lang, lang time ere he raised her up again
Sayin', ?Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby?
Well, it fell upon a day, and a bonnie summer's day
To face the lassie's faither, some money had to pay
To face the lassie's faither, some money had to pay
Tae the Laird o' the Dainty Dounby
?Oh, a' good mornin', an' how dae ye do?
And hoo is yer dochter Janetie noo?
And hoo's yer dochter Janetie noo
Since I laid her in the Dainty Dounby??
?Oh, my wee Janet, she's nae very weel
My dochter Janet she looks unco pale
My dochter Janet aye cowken at her kail
Since you laid her in the Dainty Dounby?
Well, he dinned her by the lily-white hand
And he showed her his rooms, there were twenty-one
He put the keys intae her hand
Sayin', ?Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby?
Sayin', ?Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby?