Gallows Tree

[Verse 1]
Farewell, ye dungeons dark and strong
Farewell, farewell to thee
MacPherson's time will not be long
On yonder gallows tree

[Chorus]
Say, "Run to me", say "Wantonly"
Say, "Daintily, gay be"
He played a tune and danced it aroun'
Below the gallows tree

[Verse 2]
"'Twas by a woman's treacherous hand
That I was condemned to die
One night she bade me come to her side
Where in wait my foes did lie"

[Verse 3]
"You cannot take my fiddle though you took my sword
Bound these hands in chains
You cannot take my song though I'd be dеad and gone
From Scotland's hills and plains"

[Chorus]
Say, "Run to me", say "Wantonly"
Say, "Daintily, gay be"
Hе played a tune and danced it aroun'
Below the gallows tree

[Verse 4]
"Ooh, there are some come here to see me hanged
Some to buy my fiddle
But before I part with the only friend I have
I'll break her through the middle"

[Chorus]
Say, "Run to me", say "Wantonly"
Say, "Daintily, gay be"
He played a tune and danced it aroun'
Below the gallows tree

[Verse 5]
But reprieve was comin' at the break of day
To set MacPherson free
But some there were who would wait no more
And they hanged him to a tree

[Chorus]
Say, "Run to me", say "Wantonly"
Say, "Daintily, gay be"
And he played no more as he had before
He was hanged from the gallows tree

[Outro]
And he played no more as he had before
He was hanged