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Laird of the Dainty Doonby 
(alternate:) 
Laird of the Dainty Doonby 
Oh, a lassie sat milkin' her faither's kye When a gentleman on horseback, he come riding by A gentleman on horseback, he come riding by He was the laird of the dainty Doonby 
"Well it's oh, Bonnie Lassie, and fit will ye dee If I was tae lay aye nicht wi' ye?" "A nicht wi' me, that would never, never dee Though ye're the laird o' the Dainty Doonby" 
Well it fell upon a day, and a bonnie summer's day The day the lassie's faither some money had to pay The day the lassie's faither some money had to pay Tae the Laird o' the Dainty Doonby 
"Well it's oh, good morning, an' how do ye do? An hoo's yer dochter Janet aye noo? Aye hoo's yer dochter Janet aye noo Since I laid her in the Dainty Doonby?" 
"Oh my lea Janet, she's no very weel Oh my dochter Janet, she's unco' pale Oh my dochter Janet, she cowks at her kail Since you laid her in the Dainty Doonby" 
So he's ta'en her by the lily-white hand He's lead her through his rooms- there were twenty and one He placed the keys in the bonnie lassie's hand He says, "Ye're Lady o' the Dainty Doonby" 
Well, it's ah," says the auld man, "and fit will a dae" "Ah," says the auld wife, "I'll dance until I dee" "Ah," says the auld man, "A think I'll dae it tae Since she's the Lady o' the Dainty Doonby" 
recorded by Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise as sung by Lizzie Higgins