As I cam’ in by Strichen toon one misty mornin’ early
I heard a lassie sair lament for her true love no returnin’
Fare ye weel ye Mormond Braes far aft times I’ve been cheery
Far ye weel ye Mormond Braes ‘twas there I lost my dearie
So I’ll pit on a goon o’ green, it’s ae forsaken token
Tae tell the ladies roon aboot that the bonds o’ love are broken
There’s mony’s a horse hae snappert and fa’an and risen
again fu’ rarely
Mony’s a laddie’s lost his love and gotten anither richt early
So I’ll gang back tae Strichen toon far I was bred and born in
I’ll get me anither lad will marry me in the morning
Notes: Mormond Hill lies some 45 miles north of Aberdeen. At the foot of
which lies the small town of Strichen. The song is well known in folk circles.