268 REPORT OF MEETINGS FOR 1902 



1. 

 There lived a kino^ in sontliern land, 



King Edward hight his name ; 

 Unwordily he wore the crown 



Till fifty years were gane. 



6. 

 King Edward rade, King Edward ran, 



I wish him dool and pyne, 

 Till he had fifteen hundred men 



Assembled on the Tyne. 



7. 

 And thrice as many at Berwicke 

 Were all for battle bound. 



8. 

 They lighted on the banks of Tweed, 



And blew their coals sae het ; 

 And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, 



All in an evening late. 



As they fared up o'er Lammermuir, 

 They burned baeth up and down ; 



Until they came to a darksome house, 

 Some call it Leader Town. 



10. 

 " Wha hands this house" young Edward cried, 



" Or wha gie'st o'er to me ?" 

 A gray haired knight set up his head, 



And crackit right cronsely. 



11. 

 " Of Scotland's king I had my house ; 



He pays me meat and fee ; 

 And I will keep my guid auld house. 



While my house will keep me !" 



12. 

 They laid their sowies to the wall, 



With mony a heavy peal ; 

 But he threw o'er to them agen 



Baeth pitch and tar-barrel. 



