Jock o'Hazeldean

Traditional Scottish ballad, "Jock O'Hazeldean" (Child 293; Roud 250) with words by Sir Walter Scott, performed by Jesse Ferguson. This ballad is derived from "John of Hazelgreen," Child Ballad 293.
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Jock O'Hazeldean
(traditional [Roud 250, Child 293], arrang. J. Ferguson, 2020)
V1.
C G Am C
Why weep ye by the tide, lady?
F G
Why weep ye by the tide?
C G Am C
I'll wed ye to my youngest son,
F G C
and ye shall be his bride.
F G
And ye shall be his bride, lady,
C F G
so lovely to be seen.
C G Am C
But still she let the tears down fall
F G C
for Jock O'Hazeldean.
V2.
Now let this willful grief be done
and dry thy cheeks so pale.
Young Frank is chief of Errington
and Lord o' Langleydale.
His step is first in peaceful hall,
his sword in battle keen.
But still she let the tears down fall
for Jock O'Hazeldean.
V3.
A chain of gold ye shall not lack
nor braid to bind your hair,
nor mettled hound, nor managed hawk,
nor palfrey fresh and fair.
And you, the fairest of them all
shall ride our forest queen.
But still she let the tears down fall
for Jock O'Hazeldean.
V4.
The church was decked at morning time;
the candles glimmered fair.
The priest and bridegroom wait the bride,
and dame and knight are there.
They sought her both by bower and hall;
the lady was not seen.
She's o'er the border and away
with Jock O'Hazeldean!

[@noonesflower]

Voice of gold you have! I'm such a fan.

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks, Noonesflower!

[@zMorzaiSzuwarow]

Cool!

[@markebuoy]

Beautiful thank you for posting

[@BardofCornwall]

My pleasure

[@user-kd6jm7rj8b]

Sooo beautiful, Jesse! This has always been one of my favorite songs, and your rendition is wonderful beyond words! Monday was my birthday, and I consider this video a belated and much-loved gift! Thanks again!!
Linda McPheeters

[@BardofCornwall]

Glad you liked it!!

[@maryfleischheuer8786]

Gorgeous ❤ your voice is deep and perfect for the sadness of the song, Jesse. Good on her for running off with Jock!

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks, Mary 🙂

[@jasonmccain9544]

First! Tommy makem did a wonderful version of this song

[@nointro]

It makes me happier than you can possible know (considering I’m a complete and total stranger) that you’re still going strong with your music! It brings a smile to my face every time I see you have a new song! Been here since your original version of Peggy Gordon… like 15 years ago.

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks for the long-term support, Nointro!

[@nointro]

Thank you for the heart… and since you seem to be reading comments at the moment, I have a request. Not sure if it’s exactly your normal style but I know you could make it amazing “old man duff” by Frankie Marvin I think. Look into it.
Keep jamming!

[@waywed]

A classic ballad and really nice evocative treatment. Well done!

[@TristanandIsolt]

First comment 🙂. This is a very pretty song. Thanks Jesse.

[@jasonmccain9544]

Nope! I beat you by a minute

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks for the support, as usual!

[@TristanandIsolt]

@@BardofCornwall Jesse I'm just giving credit where it's due. I loved your voice from the first time I heard you sing Northwest Passage on that ocean shore. Was it 15 years ago? At least 10.

[@fredrooks]

Nice. I once had the ambition of keeping up with you as to the number of songs I do, but that's now long been out of the window.

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks for the support, Fred!