Week 12 Story: A Binnorie Song
A Binnorie Song I was a princess from Binnorie The bonnie milldams of Binnorie A beautiful lass with skin so fair And beautiful, flowing golden hair Sir William came and took his bride My sister whose smile spread so wide But soon his heart, it fell for me The more beautiful princess of Binnorie And so he came and took my hand and so he came and took my hand He slighted my sister, his bride to be She plotted her vengeance where none could see That vengeful princess of Binnorie That vengeful princess of Binnorie And time did pass and all was well The hate in her heart, oh none could tell That vengeful princess of Binnorie That vengeful princess of Binnorie One day she said let's go to the docks She should have said let's go to the stocks For the river is where my life would end A hand or a glove she would not lend She pushed me into the roaring stream She did it alone, no help or team I begged for her help. I begged for a line