| 1 |
Lie in your room, my wife,
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . |
| 2 |
'You'll fasten doors and windows,
you'll fasten them out an in,
For if you leave ae window open
Lammikin will come in.' |
| 3 |
They've fastened doors an windows,
they've fastened them out an in,
But they have left ae window open,
and Lammikin cam in. |
| 4 |
'O where are a' the women
that dwell here within?'
'They're at the well washin,
and they will not come in.' |
| 5 |
'O where are a' the men
that dwell here within?'
'They're at the . . . . ,
and they will not come in.' |
| 6 |
'O where is the lady
that dwells here within?'
'She's up the stair dressin,
and she will not come doun.' |
| 7 |
'It's what will we do
to mak her come doun?
We'll rock the cradle, nourrice,
an mak her come doun.' |
| 8 |
They [hae] rocked the cradle
to mak her come doun,
. . . . . .
the red bluid out sprung. |
| 9 |
'O still the bairn, nourrice,
O still him wi the bell:;
'He winna still, my lady,
till ye come doun yersel.' |
| 10 |
The first step she steppit,
it was upon a stane;
The next step she steppit,
she keppit Lammikin. |
| 11 |
'O mercy, mercy, Lammikin,
hae mercy upo me!
Tho ye hae killed my young son,
ye may lat mysel abee.' |
| 12 |
'O it's will I kill her, nourrice,
or will I lat her be?'
'O kill her, kill her, Lammikin,
she neer was gude to me.' |
| 13 |
'O it's wanted ye your meat?
or wanted ye your fee?'
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. . . . . . |
| 14 |
'I wanted not my meat,
I wanted not my fee,
But I wanted some bounties
That ladies can gie.' |
