The Four Marys

Yestre'en the Queen had four Marys

The nicht she'll hae but three,

There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton

and Mary Carmichael and me.

Oh little did my mither think

The day she cradled me

The lands I was tae travel in,

The death I was tae dee.

Oh tie a napkin round my e'en

No let me see to dee,

And send nae word tae my mither dear

Who's far awa' o'er the sea.

 I wish I could lie in oor ain kirk yard

Beneath yon old oak tree,

Where we pulled the rowans

And strung the gowans,

My brithers and sisters and me.

But why should I fear a nameless grave

When I've hopes for eternity?

And I'll pray that the faith o' dying quick

Be given through grace to me.

Yestre'en the Queen had four Marys

The nicht she'll hae but three

There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton

Mary Carmichael and me.

Mary Hamilton was supposedly one of the four Marys who were ladies-in-waiting to Mary Queen of Scots. However, the name of Mary Hamilton does not appear in any official records of the time. The Marys that attended the Queen in France were Seton, Beaton, Fleming and Livingston.

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Edinburgh Castle

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