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[Verse 1]
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Oh, would I w-ere where Helen lies
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For night and day on me she cries
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Oh, would I w-ere where Helen lies
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On fair Kirkconnel lea

[Verse 2]
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Oh, Helen fa-ir, beyond compare
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I'll mak a garland for yer hair
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I'll bind my he-art forever mair
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Until the day I dee

[Verse 3]
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Oh, curs'd the he-art that thought the thought
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And curs'd the hand that fired the shot
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When in my a-rms my Helen dropped
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And died for sake o' me

[Verse 4]
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I laid her do-on, my sword did draw
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Fierce was the fight on Kirtleshaw
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I hew'd him do-on in pieces sma'
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For her that died for me

[Verse 5]
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Oh, would I w-ere where Helen lies
              D7     G
For night and day on me she cries
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Out of my b-ed she bids me rise
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Oh, come love, come to me