Finlay's Scottish Ballads, II, 55, "from a manuscript
formerly written by an old lady."
| 1 |
When Sir Guy and his train
gaed to hunt the wild boar,
He gard bar up his castle,
behind and before. |
| 2 |
And he bade his fair lady
guard weel her young son,
For wicked Balcanqual
great mischief had done. |
| 3 |
So she closed a' the windows,
without and within,
But forgot the wee wicket,
and Balcanqual crap in.
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| 4 |
Syne Balcanqual he rocked,
and fause nourice sang,
Till through a' the cradle
the baby's blood sprang. |
| 5 |
'O please the bairn, nourice,
and please him wi the keys:'
'He'll no be pleased, madam,
for a' thet he sees.' |
| 6 |
And Balcanqual ay rocked,
while fause nourice sang,
And through a' the cradle
the baby's blood ran. |
| 7 |
'Please the bairn, nourice,
and please him wi the knife:'
'He'll no be pleased, madam,
tho I'd gie my life.' |
| 8 |
And Balcanqual still rocked,
and fause nourice sang,
While through a' the cradle
the baby's blood ran. |
| 9 |
'Now please the bairn, nourice,
and please him wi the bell:'
'He'll no be pleased, madam,
till ye come yoursell.' |
| 10 |
Down came this fair lady,
tripping down the stair,
To see her sick bairn,
but returned never mair. |
| 11 |
'Now scour the bason, Jenny,
and scour't very clean,
To haad this lady's blood,
for she's of noble kin.'
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