Binorrie- James Morrison (Aber) c.1907 Greig T
[From Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, Lyle and Shuldham-Shaw. This version has a longer ending,
R. Matteson 2018]
Binorrie- sung by James Morrison of Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire about 1907, collected by Greig.
1. There lived two sisters in one bower,
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
And they hae fa'en in love wi' a bonnie miller laddie,
He's the bonnie miller laddie o' Binorrie oh.
2 "Oh sister, oh sister, will ye take a walk,
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
And you'll hear the blackbirds sing and him whistle owre his tune,
To the bonnie miller laddie o' Binorrie oh.
3 They walk-ed east and they walk-ed west,
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
Until at last the elder dang the younger in,
To the bonnie milldams o' Binorrie oh.
4 O sister, O sister come gie me your hand
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
I'll gie ye a' my siller and the third pairt o' my lan',
If ye'll tak me oot o' the dams o' Binorrie, oh.
5 It wisna for that 'at I dang ye in,
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
Twas you so very fair and I so very din,
That I dang ye in, o' the dams o Binorrie, oh.
6 The miller's servant she came down to the dam,
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
Twas for a pail o' water to wash the miller's hands,
He's the bonnie miller laddie o' Binorrie oh.
7 Oh miller, oh miller there's fish in your dam
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
Or else a pretty maid or else a white swan,
Sail up and doon the dams o' Binorrie, oh.
8. Mony was there at her takin' oot
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
And when they had her oot, they stretched her on a stane,
She's the bonnie miller lassie o' Binorrie oh.
9. They didn't rin[1] by her tail silk
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
But they did rin by her middle ticht
She's the bonnie miller lassie o' Binorrie oh.
10 Mony the ane was at her funeral
Binorrie oh and Binorrie oh,
But now the green grass grows over her head
Say farewell to the bonnie lassie o' Binorrie oh.
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1. rin= go by (infer from)-- usually it's "ken her" for "know her"