I've heard them liltin'
At the ewes milkin'
Lassies are liltin'
Before the dawn of day
Noe they are moanin'
On ilka green loanin'
The flo'ers o' the forest
Are a' wede away
Dool in way for the order
Sent oor lads tae the Border
The English for aince
By guile wan the day
The flo'ers o' the forest
That fought aye the foremost
The prime of our land
Lies cold in the clay
We'll hae nae mair liltin'
At the ewes milkin'
Women and bairns
Are heartless and wae
Sighin' and moanin'
On ilka green loanin'
The flo'ers o' the forest
Are all wede away
