Intro: verse 1 'Twas in the month o' sweet July Before the sun had pierced the sky 'Twas in between the rigs o' rye That I heard twa lovers a-talkin' verse 2 The lad said, "Lass I must away I have no longer time to stay Ah, but I've got word or two to say If you've the time to tarry" verse 3 "Your father loves you, he takes great care Your mother combs down your yellow hair But your sisters say that ye'll get nae share If ye gang wi' me, a stranger" verse 4 "Let my father fret and my mother curse My sisters' words I do disown For if they were deid and below the ground I would gang wi' ye, a stranger" verse 5 It's then she chanced to see his linen fine He's dried her tears and he kissed her syne Sayin' "Lassie, lassie, ye shall be mine I said it all to try thee" verse 6 This laddie being of courage bold A lad scarcely nineteen years old He's ranged the hills and the valleys o'er And he's ta'en his lassie wi' him verse 7 This couple they got married noo And they hae bairnies, one and two They live at Brechin the winter through And in Montrose in the summer