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Twa Corbies

from Festival Wind by Alexander James Adams

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    These songs and stories for the festival season have been collected from four live recordings along the west coast and then the best takes were used to form the album.

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lyrics

TWA CORBIES
Scottish Traditional
Arranged by Heather Alexander

As I went walkin' all alain,
I heard twa corbies makin' main,
The tain unto the 'tither did say oh-
"Where sall we gang and dine the day-o?"
"Where sall we gang and dine the day?"

"In behint yon old fell dyke,
I wot there lies a new-slain knight,
And naybody kens that he lies there-o
But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair-o
But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair!"

"His hound is to the hunting gain,
His hawk to fetch the wild fowl hame,
His lady's ta'en anither mate-o
So we may mak our dinner sweet-o
So we may mak our dinner sweet!"

"Ye'll sit on his white haus-bane,
And I'll pike out his bonnie blue 'een,
And wi' a lock of his golden hair-o
We'll theek our nest when it grows bare-o
Theek our nest when it grows bare!"

"Many a one for him maks main,
But nane sall ken where he is gain,
O'er his white bones, when they are bare-o
The wind sall blow for ever mare-o
The wind sall blow for ever mare!"

As I went walkin' all alain,
I heard twa corbies makin' main,
The tain unto the 'tither did say oh-
"Where sall we gang and dine the day-o?"
"Where sall we gang and dine the day?"

Sea Fire Productions Inc c&p 2003

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from Festival Wind, released March 1, 2003
Vocal & Guitar: Heather Alexander

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Alexander James Adams Redmond, Washington

A changling from the Land of Fae, Heather brings stories and songs from a world where magic never dies and anything can happen if you only believe.

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