Peace On The Border - Steeleye Span

After the riding we dispersed

We drifted home in twos and threes

Through cold and rain we spat and cursed

This ancient war of families

Armies past and then returned

They killed and raped, they stole and burnt

So from the cradle we have learnt

To be as hard as stone

And learned to stand alone

They are gone now, the killing and disorder

They’re just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder

And we give thanks for peace on the border

We give thanks for peace on the border

Cloak and dagger, crime on crime

Anarchy in the borderlands

The king’s men came with a valentine

To break to power of the border clans

Some were hung, some sent away

To Ireland and the low countries

Great was the price they had to pay

God bless their memory

And god bless you and me

The broken towers that stand today

Stand for peace and order

Reminding us until the day

That we need no more borders