SngWill Ye G T The Indies, M Mar?
song—will ye go to the indies, my mary?
tune—“will ye go to the ewe-bughts, marion.”
will ye go to the indies, my mary,
and leave auld scotia's shore?
will ye go to the indies, my mary,
across th' atlantic roar?
o sweet grows the lime and the e,
and the apple on the pine;
but a' the charms o' the indies
ever equal thine.
i hae sworn by the heavens to my mary,
i hae sworn by the heavens to be true;
and sae may the heavens fet me,
when i fet my vow!
o plight me your faith, my mary,
and plight me your lily-white hand;
o plight me your faith, my mary,
before i leave scotia's strand.
lighted our troth, my mary,
in mutual affe to join;
and curst be the cause that shall part us!
the hour and the moment o' time!
tune—“will ye go to the ewe-bughts, marion.”
will ye go to the indies, my mary,
and leave auld scotia's shore?
will ye go to the indies, my mary,
across th' atlantic roar?
o sweet grows the lime and the e,
and the apple on the pine;
but a' the charms o' the indies
ever equal thine.
i hae sworn by the heavens to my mary,
i hae sworn by the heavens to be true;
and sae may the heavens fet me,
when i fet my vow!
o plight me your faith, my mary,
and plight me your lily-white hand;
o plight me your faith, my mary,
before i leave scotia's strand.
lighted our troth, my mary,
in mutual affe to join;
and curst be the cause that shall part us!
the hour and the moment o' time!