All about you and the winds blow
cold
And the round tables begin
All there is calm to our king's
court
Man is the well-favoured man
Queen looked over the castle wall
The herds both tearing down
And there she
spied young waters
Come riding to the town
His footmen ready turned before And his horsemen rode behind
A mantle of the burning gold To keep him from the wind
Golden harnessed his sores before And silver shored behind
The horse young waters rode upon Was swifter than the wind
Then hath spoke a wily lord And unto the queen says he
Oh tell me who is the fairest face Rides in the company
Oh I've seen
lords and knights in blood And knights of high degree
But young waters is the fairest face That ever mine eyes did see
Then hath spoke the jealous king And an angry man was in
Oh if he had all been twice as fair He might have accepted me
Neither lord nor ledger says For the king that was to crown
There's not a knight in all of Scotland But to thee must fall down
But for that she could do no see That he said he would not be
And for the words that the queen hath spoke
Young waters he must die
And they have taken young waters And put fetters on his face
And they have taken young waters And thrown him in dungeon dear
Oft have I ridden through Stirling town In the wind,
both and the weather
But I never rode through Stirling town With fetters on my feet
Oft have I ridden through Stirling town In the winds,
both and the rain
But I never rode through Stirling town Never to return again
So they've taken to the heady hill His young son in his cradle
And they have taken to the heady hill His horse,
both,
and his saddle
And they have taken to the heady hill His lady fair to see
And for the words that the queen hath spoke Young waters it did tell