Saw ye my father

"O saw ye my father, or saw ye my mither,

"Or saw ye my true love John?"

"I saw nae your father, I saw nae your mither,

"But I saw your true love John."

"It's now ten at night, and the stars gie nae light,

"And the bells they ring ding dang;

"He's met wi' some delay, that causes him to stay,

"But he will be here ere lang."

"Flee up, flee up, my bonny gray cock,

"And craw when it is day;

"And your neck shall be like the bonny-beaten gold,

"And your wings of the silver grey!"

The cock proved false, and untrue he was,

For he crew an hour o'er soon;

The lassie thought it day, when she sent her love away,

And it was but a blink o' the moon.