Annan Waters Kate Rusby

[Verse 1]
Oh, Annan waters' wondrous deep
And my love Ann is wondrous bonny
I'm loathe that she should wet her feet
Because I love her best of any
Go saddle for me the bonny grey mare
Go saddle her and make her ready
For I must cross the stream tonight
Or never more I'll see my lady

[Verse 2]
He's ridden over field and fen
O'er moor and moss and many's the mire
But the spurs of steel were sore to bite
Sparks from the mare's hoofs flew like fire
Oh, the mare flew o'er the moor and moss
And when she reached the Annan waters
She couldn't have ridden a furlong more
Had a thousand whips been laid upon her

[Chorus]
And woe betide you Annan waters
By night you are a gloomy river
And over you I'll build a bridge
That never more true love can sever