[Verse 1]
Johnnie arose on a May mornin
Gone for water tae wash his hands
Says, "Gae lowse tae me ma twa gray dugs
That lie bound in iron bands, bands
That lie bound in iron bands."

[Verse 2]
When Johnnie's mither, she heard o this
Her hands for dule she wrang
Cryin, "Johnnie, for your venison
Tae the greenwids dinnae gang, gang
Tae the greenwids dinnae gang."

[Verse 3]
But he has taen his guid benbow
His arrows one by one
And he's awa to the greenwid gaen
Tae dae the dun deer doun, doun
Tae dae the dun deer doun

[Verse 4]
Johnnie shot, and the dun deer lapt
He wounded her on the side
Aye, atween the water and the wids
The gray dugs laid their pride, pride
The gray dugs laid their pride
[Verse 5]
It's by there cam a silly auld man
An ill death may he dee
And he's awa tae Esslemont
Seiven foresters for tae see, tae see
Seiven foresters for tae see

[Verse 6]
Up then spoke the first forester
He wis captain amang them aw
"Gin this be Jack o' Braidieslee
Untae him we will draw, draw
Untae him we will draw."

[Verse 7]
The first shot that the foresters fired
They wounded him on the knee
And the next shot that the foresters fired
His hert's blood blint his ee, his ee
His hert's blood blint his ee

[Verse 8]
He's leaned his back against an oak
His fit against a stane
And he has fired at the foresters
And he's killed them aw but ane, but ane
He's killed them aw but ane
[Verse 9]
He's broken fower o this man's ribs
His airm and his collar bane
And he's pit him up ontae his horse
Tae carry the tidins hame, hame
Tae carry the tidins hame

[Verse 10]
Johnnie's guid benbow is broke
And his twa gray dugs are slain
And his body lies in Monymusk
And his huntin days are daen, daen
His huntin days are daen