High Germany-Cherish the Ladies

[00:09.779] Woe be to the orders that took my love away [00:19.083] And woe be to the cruel cause that bid my tears to fall [00:28.236] Woe be to the bloody wars of high Germany [00:37.486] They have taken my love and left a broken heart to me [00:48.988] The drum beat in the morning before the break of day [00:57.957] And the small wee fife played loud [01:00.909] And clear while yet the morn was gray [01:07.272] And I the bonny flag unfurled,'twas a gallant sight to see [01:16.970] Woe to me,my soldier lad was marched to Germany [01:28.207] Long,long is the traveling to the bonny pier of Leith [01:37.180] And bleak it was to gang there with a snowstorm in your teeth [01:46.825] And aye,the wind blew sharp and strong [01:51.580] And a tear rose in my eyne [01:56.337] I gang there to see my love embark for Germany [02:08.169] As I gazed over the cruel,cruel sea for as long as could be seen [02:17.225] The wee small sails upon the ship my own true love was in [02:26.697] And aye,the wind blew sharp and strong [02:31.259] And the ship sailed speedily [02:35.894] Cruel the raging wars have torn my bonny boy from me [02:47.797] Woe be to the orders that took my love away [02:57.139] And woe be to the cruel cause that bid my tears to fall [03:06.633] Woe be to the bloody wars of high Germany [03:15.997] They have taken my love and left a broken heart to me