Roy’s Wife

Ewan MacColl * Track #6 On Popular Scottish Songs

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Ewan MacColl

1961

Roy's Wife by Ewan MacColl

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Ewan MacColl

About

The 18th. century Scots song-writer, Mrs. Grant of Carron, made a version of this song, basing her text on an older “vulgar” version. Today, both versions are found in circulation. This variant of the older version was learned from Hamish Henderson.

Roy’s Wife Lyrics

Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Wat ye how she cheated me
As I cam owre the Braes o' Balloch?

As we cam toddlin roon the Buck
It's Roy cam belgen thro’ the Balloch
Weary for the faithless quean
She's on the road Aldwaloch

Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Wat ye how she cheated me
As I cam owre the Braes o' Balloch?

Davie Gordon o' Kirkhill
And Johnnie Gordon o' Carshalloch
Wat ye how she cheated me
As we cam owre the Braes o' Balloch

Roy's wifе of Aldiwaloch
Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Wat ye how she chеated me
As I cam owre the Braes o' Balloch?

As we went oot a-yont the Buck
She cam in aboot the Balloch
Roy's piper he was playin':
"She's welcome hame to Aldwaloch,"

Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Wat ye how she cheated me
As I cam owre the Braes o' Balloch?

Though ye would ca' the ca‘ brach wide
Frae Ordieton to the Balloch
Ye wadna get sic a strappin' quean
As Roy's wife o' Aldwalloch

Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Roy's wife of Aldiwaloch
Wat ye how she cheated me
As I cam owre the Braes o' Balloch?

Roy’s Wife

Ewan MacColl * Track #6 On Popular Scottish Songs

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