There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame

There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame -

A Song -

By yon castle wa' at the close of the day,
I heard a man sing tho' his head it was gray,
And as he was singing the tears down came -
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame -

The Church is in ruins, the State is in jars,
Delusions, oppressions, & murderous wars:
We dare na weel say't, but we ken wha's to blame -
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame. -

My seven braw sons for Jamie drew sword,
And now I greet round their green beds in the yerd;
It brak the sweet heart o' my faithfu' auld Dame -
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame. -

Now life is a burden that bows me down,
Sin I tint my bairns, & he tint his crown;
But till my last moment my words are the same -
There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame. -