Word has come from the kitchen
And word has come to me
That mary hamilton's drowned her babe
And thrown him into the sea
Down came the ole queen
Gold tassels around her head
Oh mary hamilton where's your babe
That was sleeping in your bed
Oh mary put on your robe so black
And yet your robe so brown
That you might go with me this day
To view fair edinburgh town
She didn't put on her robe so black
Nor yet her robe so brown
But she put on her snow white robe
To view fair edinburgh town
That she passed through the canal gait
That cannot gait passed she
The ladies looked over their case none sound
They wept for this lady
As she went up the parliament step
A loud loud light flashed she
As she came down the parliament step
She was condemned to deee
Oh bring to me some red red wine
The reddest that can be
That i might drink to the jolly old sailors
That brought me over the sea
Oh tie a napkin over my eye
And there let me see to deee
And naer let on to my father and mother
I died way over the sea
Last night i watched the old queen speak
And carried her to her bed
And all the reward i received for this
The gallows hard to tread
Last night there were four marks
Tonight they'll be but three
There was mary seton
And mary beaton
And mary carmichael and me