Bedlam Bards - MacPherson's Farewell lyrics

Fareweel, ye dungeons dark and strong, fareweel, Fareweel tae thee McPherson's time will nae be lang, on yonder gallows tree Chorus Sae rantin'ly, sae wantonly, sae dauntin'ly gaed he He played a tune and danced it roon', below the gallows tree 'Twas by a woman's treacherous hand, that I was condemned to dee Below a ledge at a window she stood, and a blanket she threw o'er me Chorus The Laird o' Grant, that hieland sant, that first laid hands on me He played the cause on Peter Broon, tae let MacPherson free Chorus Untie these bands frae off my hands, and gie to me my sword There's no' a man in all Scotland, but I'll brave him at a word Chorus There's some come here tae see me hanged, and some to buy my fiddle But before I do part wi' her, I'll brak her thro' the middle Chorus He took the fiddle in both of his hands, and he broke it o'er a stone Says,"There's nae ither hand shall play on thee, when I am dead and gone." Chorus O little did my mother think, when first she cradled me That I would turn a rovin' boy, and die on the gallows tree Chorus The reprieve was comin' o'er the brig o' Banf, tae let McPherson free But they pit the clock a quarter before, and hanged him tae the tree Chorus