I've heard them liltin' At the ewes milkin' Lassies are liltin' Before the dawn of day Noe they are moanin' On ilka green loanin' The flo'ers o' the forest Are a' wede away Dool in way for the order Sent oor lads tae the Border The English for aince By guile wan the day The flo'ers o' the forest That fought aye the foremost The prime of our land Lies cold in the clay We'll hae nae mair liltin' At the ewes milkin' Women and bairns Are heartless and wae Sighin' and moanin' On ilka green loanin' The flo'ers o' the forest Are all wede away