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Title
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Gilderoy
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Singer
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King, William
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
Gilderoy was a bonny boy, had roses on his shoon,
His stockings made of the finest silk, his garter hanging down;
It was a comely sight to see, he was so trim a boy,
He was my joy and heart's delight - my handsome Gilderoy.
Verse 2
O such a charming eye he had, his breath sweet as a rose,
He never wore a Highland plaid but costly silken clothes;
He gained to love of ladies gay, and none to him were coy,
Ah, woe is me! I mourn the day for my dear Gilderoy.
Verse 3
My Gilderoy, that love of thine, good faith! I'd freely bought,
A wedding gown of Holland fine with silken flowers wrought;
And he gave me a wedding ring, which I received with joy,
No lads and lasses e'er could sing like me and Gilderoy.
Verse 4
While we together both did play, he kissed me o'er and o'er,
Good day it was, as blithe a day as e'er I saw before;
He filled my heart in every vein with love and mickle joy -
But when shall I behold again my handsome Gilderoy.
Verse 5
'Tis pity a man should e'er be hanged for taking women's gear,
Of for pilfering a sheep or calf, or stealing cow or mare;
Had not our laws been made so strict I ne'er had lost my joy,
Who was my dearest heart's delight - my handsome Gilderoy.
Verse 6
At Leith they took my Gilderoy, and there God wot, they tried him,
They carried him to fair Edinburgh, and there God wot, they hanged him;
They hanged him up above the rest, he was so trim a boy,
My only love and heart's delight - my handsome Gilderoy.
Verse 7
Thus, having yielded up his breath, in a cypress he was laid,
Then, for my dearest after death, a funeral I made;
Above his grave a marble stone I fixed for my joy,
Now I am left to weep alone for my handsome Gilderoy.
