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[Verse 1]
G D6 G
Oh, would I w-ere where Helen lies
D7 G
For night and day on me she cries
D6 G
Oh, would I w-ere where Helen lies
C D7 G
On fair Kirkconnel lea
[Verse 2]
G D6 G
Oh, Helen fa-ir, beyond compare
D7 G
I'll mak a garland for yer hair
D6 G
I'll bind my he-art forever mair
C D7 G
Until the day I dee
[Verse 3]
G D6 G
Oh, curs'd the he-art that thought the thought
D7 G
And curs'd the hand that fired the shot
G D6 G
When in my a-rms my Helen dropped
C D7 G
And died for sake o' me
[Verse 4]
G D6 G
I laid her do-on, my sword did draw
D7 G
Fierce was the fight on Kirtleshaw
G D6 G
I hew'd him do-on in pieces sma'
C D7 G
For her that died for me
[Verse 5]
G D6 G
Oh, would I w-ere where Helen lies
D7 G
For night and day on me she cries
D6 G
Out of my b-ed she bids me rise
C D7 G
Oh, come love, come to me
