O' That I Were Where Helen Lies Lyrics - Camera Obscura

O' That I Were Where Helen Lies 

(Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04) 

O' that I were where Helen lies 

Night and day on me she cries 

O' that I were where Helen lies 

In fair Kirkconnel lee 

O' Helen fair beyond compare 

A ringlet of thy flowing hair 

I'll wear it still for ever mair 

Until the day I die 

Curs'd be the gun that shot the shot 

And curs'd be the hand that gave the crack 

Into my arms bird Helen lap 

And died for sake o' me 

O' think na ye but my heart was sair 

My love fell down and spake nae mair 

There did she swoon wi meikle care 

On fair Kirkconnel lee 

I lighted down, my sword did draw 

I cutted him in pieces sma' 

I cutted him in pieces sma' 

On fair Kirkconnel lee 

O' Helen chaste, thou wert modest 

If I were with thee I were blest 

Where thou lies low and takes thy rest 

On fair Kirkconnel lee 

I wish my grave was growing green 

A winding sheet put o'er my e'en 

And I in Helen's arms lying 

In fair Kirkconnel lee 

I wish I were where Helen lies 

Night and day on me she cries 

O' that I were where Helen lies 

On fair Kirkconnel lee