Royal Forester

I am a forester of this land As you may plainly see It's the mantle of your maidenhead That I would have from thee He's taken her by the milk-white hand And by the leylan sleeve He's lain her down upon her back And asked no man's leave With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Now since you've lain me down young man You must take me up again And since you've had your will on me Come tell to me your name With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Some call me Jim, some call me John Begad it's all the same But when I'm in the king's hight court Erwilian is my name With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an She being a good scholar She's spelt it over again Erwilian, that's a Latin word But Willy is your name With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Now when he heard his name pronounced He mounted his high horse She's belted up her petticoat And followed with all her force With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an He rode and she ran A long summer day Until they came by the river That's commonly called the Tay With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an The water it's too deep my love I'm afraid you cannot wade But afore he'd ridden his horse well in She was on the other side With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an She went up to the king's high door She knocked and she went in Said one of your chancellor's robbed me And he's robbed me right and clean With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Has he robbed you of your mantle Has he robbed you of your ring No he's robbed me of my maidenhead And another I can't find With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an If he be a married man Then hanged he shall be And if he be a single man He shall marry thee With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an This couple they got married They live in Huntley town She's the Earl of Airlie's daughter And he's the blacksmith's son With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an