Lyrics:
Go ye not by GallowaCome bide a while, my freinI'll tell ye o the dangers there –Beware o Sawney BeanThere's nae body kens that he bides thereFor his face is seldom seenBut tae meet his eye is tae meet your fateAt the hands o Sawney BeanFor Sawney he has taen a wifeAnd he's hungry bairns tae weanAnd he's raised them up on the flesh o menIn the cave of Sawney BeanAnd Sawney has been well endowedWi daughters young and leanAnd they a hae taen their faither's seedIn the cave o Sawney BeanAn Sawney's sons are young an strongAnd their blades are sharp and keenTae spill the blood o travellersWha meet wi Sawney BeanSo if you ride frae there tae hereBe ye wary in betweenLest they catch your horse and spill your bloodIn the cave o Sawney BeanThey'll hing ye ap an cut yer throatAn they'll pick yer carcass cleanAn they'll yase yer banes tae quiet the weansIn the cave o Sawney BeanBut fear ye not, oor Captain ridesOn an errand o the QueenAnd he carries the writ of fire and swordFor the head o Sawney BeanThey've hung them high in Edinburgh toonAn likewise a their kinAn the wind blaws cauld on a their banesAn tae hell they a hae gaen