Lyrics Sir James The Rose - Steeleye Span

Sir James The Rose

Oh have you heard Sir James the Rose,
The young heir of Loch Laggan,
For he has killed a gallant squire
And his friends are out to take him.
He’s gone to the House of Marr
The Nurse there did befriend him,
And he has gone upon his knees
And begged for her to hide him.
‘Where're you going Sir James?
‘Oh I am bound for a foreign land,
But now I’m under hiding.
‘You'll see the bank above the mill
In the lowlands of Loch Laggan,
And there you’ll find Sir James the Rose
Sleeping in the bracken.
They sought the bank above the mill
In the lowlands of Loch Laggan,
And there they found Sir James the Rose
Sleeping in the bracken.
Then up and spake Sir John the Graeme
Who had the charge a-keeping,
‘It'll never be said, dear gentleman,
We killed him while he’s sleeping.