Search just our sites by using our customised search engine

Unique Cottages | Electric Scotland's Classified Directory

Click here to get a Printer Friendly PageSmiley

ROY'S WIFE
Traditional

                                                    Chorus:
                                                    Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
                                                    Roy's wife of Aldivalloch,
                                                    Wat she how she cheated me,
                                                    As I came owre the Braes o' Balloch?
 

                                                    Davie Gordon o' Kirkhill
                                                    And Johnny Gordon o' Carshalloch;
                                                    Wat ye how she cheated me,
                                                    As we came owre the Braes o' Balloch?                                         

                                                    As we went toddlin' roond the Buck
                                                    It's Roy cam' breegin through the Balloch;
                                                    Weary fa' the faithless quean,
                                                    She's on the road to Aldivalloch.

                                                    As we went oot ayont the Buck,
                                                    It's she came in aboot the Balloch;
                                                    Roy's piper he was playin'
                                                    ' She's welcome hame to Aldivalloch'.

                                                    Though ye would ca' the Cabrach wide,
                                                    Frae Ordieton unto the Balloch,
                                                    Ye wadna get sic a strappin' quean
                                                    As Roy's wife of Alldivalloch.

Footnote: John Roy of Aldivalloch was married to Isobel Stewart on the 21 February 1727. Roy was considerably older than his wife who run off with David Gordon of Kirktown, providing the theme of the song. She was pursued by Roy and brought back after a chase over the Braes o Balloch. Margaret Roy, last descendent of the Roy's of Aldivalloch, whose death was recorded in the Banffshire Journal, January 1860, said that the song had been composed by a shoemaker in the neighbourhood of Aldivalloch.


 


This comment system requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, Facebook or Yahoo. In the event you don't have an account with any of these companies then you can create an account with Disqus. All comments are moderated so they won't display until the moderator has approved your comment.

comments powered by Disqus

Quantcast