Lady Mary Anne - Karan Casey

Lady Mary Anne looked over the castle wall

And there she saw twa bonny laddies playing at the ball

And the youngest of them was the fairest of all

He’s my bonny boy he’s young and he’s growing O O father dearest father you have done me a great wrong

For to go and get married to a lad who is so young

For he being only sixteen years and I am twenty one

He’s my bonny boy he’s young and he’s growing O Daughter dearest daughter I have done you no wrong

For to go and get you married to a lad who is so young

He will be a match for you when I am dead and gone

He’s your bonny boy he’s young and he’s growing O Father dearest father then I’ll tell you what we’ll do We’ll send my love to college for another year or two

All around his college cap we’ll bind the ribbons blue

To let the ladies know that he’s married O Well young Charlie Cochrane was the sprout of an oak

Blithe aye and bonny and straight was his neck

And the sun when it shone it was all for his sake

He will be the pride of the forest O Lady Mary Anne was the flower among the dew

Blithe aye and bonny and straight was her shoe

The longer she blossomed well the sweeter she grew

For the lilly in the bud will be bonnier O The summer it is gone and the leaves they were green

Happy were the days that both you and I have seen

Ah but far happier days I trust will come again

For my bonny boy he’s young and he’s growing O Oh well at the age of sixteen years he was a married man

At the age of seventeen the father of his son

Ah but at the age of eighteen o’er his grave the grass grew green

Cruel death had put an end to his growing O I will weave my love a shroud of the ornamental brown

While I am a weaving it the tears they will fall down

For once I had a true love but now he’s lying low

I’ll nurse his bonny boy while he’s growing O