Tom: D
Introdução:
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By yon castle wa' at the close of the day,
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I heard a man sing, tho' his head it was grey,
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!'
verse 2
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'The Church is in ruins, the State is in jars,
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Delusions, oppressions, and murderous wars,
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We dare na weel say it, but we ken wha's to blame
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!'
verse 3
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'My seven braw sons for Jamie drew sword,
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But now I greet round their green beds in the yard
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It broke the sweet heart o' my faithfu' auld dame
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!'
verse 4
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'Now life is a burden that bows me down,
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Sin I tint my bairnies, and he tint his crown
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But till my last moments my words are the same
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'There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame!'