Twa Corbies

Traditional

[Verse 1]
As I was walking o'er the lane
I heard twa corbies making mane
And t'ane unto the t'other did say-O
"Where shall we gang and dine the day-O
Where shall we gang and dine the day?"

[Verse 2]
"In behind yon auld fail dyke
I wot there lies a new-slain knight
And naebody kens that he lies there-O
But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair-O
His hawk and his hound and his lady fair

[Verse 3]
"His hound is tae the hunting gane
His hawk tae fetch the wildfowl hame
His lady's ta'en another mate-O
So we may make our dinner sweet-O
We may make our dinner sweet

[Verse 4]
"Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane
And I'll bite out his bonny blue eyen
Wi' mony a lock of his golden hair-O
We'll theek our nest when it grows bare-O
Theek our nest when it grows bare

[Verse 5]
"Mony a one for him lies slain
But nane shall ken where he is gane
For his white bones, when they are bare-O
The wind shall blow forevermare-O
The wind shall blow forevermare."

Trivia about the song Twa Corbies by Steeleye Span

When was the song “Twa Corbies” released by Steeleye Span?
The song Twa Corbies was released in 1970, on the album “Hark! the Village Wait”.
Who composed the song “Twa Corbies” by Steeleye Span?
The song “Twa Corbies” by Steeleye Span was composed by Traditional.

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