Alasdair Roberts - As I Came in by Huntly Town lyrics

As I came in by Huntly Town One morning for to feed I met with Bogey of Lenny And with him I did agree To bide his two best horses The harrow and the plough And do anything about the farm That I very well should know Now Bogey had a daughter dear Her name was Isabel And she was the fairest in the vale And I'm sure I loved her well And when she went a-walking She took me as her guide Down by the banks of the Lenny To watch the small fishes glide And I put my arm all around her waist And her feet from her did slide It's there she took her will of me At Lenny waterside And she swore she'd never tell of me And the wild birds wouldn't tell Of my lily of the valley My red rose in the dell And now when nine months were gone and past This la**y lost her bloom The red fell from her rosy cheeks And her eyes began to swoon It was just before the harvest time When Bogey sent for me And he said, his face as black as night It's you I wish to see And if what my daughter says is true We no longer shall agree And it's down the road you'll go right now And not a penny of your fee. Well said I, my man you're fairly right And I hung my head in shame But I'll marry her tomorrow morn And I'll give to her my name. So I took my young son in my arms And joy to him I'll bring And maybe he'll mean as much to me As the girl that I adore