Teideal (Title): Squire of Edinburgh Town, The.
Uimhir Roud (Roud Number): 93.
Uimhir Child (Child Number): 221.
Dáta an taifeadta (Recording Date): 03/07/1979.
Well, now, there's another song, you see. It's the same air as that1, but the shoe's on the other foot – she fancied the squire. Now, I had a bit of it, and I'm trying to dig it out, but it's the same air.
He requested of his daughter dear to shun his company.
The wedding day was set upon, their feasting to begin.
LS: This is the farmer's son?
JH: No, this is the squire.
LS: I thought you said she loved the squire.
JH: That's what I said. But… the parents made a match for her to marry the farmer's son. They didn't like the squire. But she wrote him a letter telling him she was getting married. And he wrote her back, 'The night of your wedding, be sure to be dressed in green. The night before you marry.' They were having a 'do' in the house, a céilí or something, because, he said 'a suit of the same that you put on for your wedding I'll prepare.
Oh my dearest dear, it's with you I'll wed, in spite of all that's there.
So give me one kiss from your bonny, bonny bride and away from thee I'll go.
1. As 'The Banks of Sweet Dundee.' Joe sang this song for Lucy immediately after he had given her 'The Banks of Sweet Dundee,' because the air had reminded him of it. Unfortunately, Joe never got around to recording the remaining verses of this song for Lucy.
And it's then she said, 'I am undone,' as the tears fell from her eyes.
And away they went to the wedding's house with his company dressed in green.
'Where' replied, 'is the man' he said, 'who will enjoy the bride?
And away he went to Edinburgh town with his company dressed in green.