Kinloch Manuscripts, V, 371, in the handwriting of Dr. John Hill
Burton.
| 1 |
O Lammikin was as good a mason
as ever bigget stane;
He's bigget Lord Erley's castle,
but money he got nane. |
| 2 |
It fell out upon a time
Lord Earley went from home;
He left his lady in his castle,
but and his young son.
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| 3 |
'Where is the lord o this house,
that calls me Lammikin?'
'He's on the sea sailing,
he will not come home.' |
| 4 |
'Where are the men o this house,
that call me Lammikin?'
'They are at the barn threshing,
they will not come in.' |
| 5 |
'Where are the maids of this house,
that call me Lammikin?'
'They are at the well washing,
they will not come in.' |
| 6 |
'Where is the lady o this house,
that calls me Lammikin?'
'She's in her room shewing,
she will not come down.' |
| 7 |
'How shall we contrive
for to make her come down?'
'We'll stick her dear infant,
and make her come down.' |
| 8 |
O Lammikin he rocket,
and the fause nurice sung,
While out o the cradle
the infant's blude sprung. |
| 9 |
'O still my bairn, nurice,'
the lady did cry:
'He will not still, lady,
for you nor for I.' |
| 10 |
'O still my bairn, nurice,
still him wi the wan:'
'He will not still, lady,
for a' his father's lan.' |
| 11 |
'Oh still my bairn, nurice,
still him wi the keys:'
'Oh he winna still, lady,
for a' his father's leys.' |
| 12 |
'Oh still my bairn, nurice,
still him wi the bell:'
'Oh he winna still, lady,
till ye come down yersell.' |
| 13 |
The firsten step that lady stepped,
it was upon a stone;
The nexten step that lady stepped,
she saw him Lammikin. |
| 14 |
The nexten step that lady stepped
was in her own child's blood,
. . . . .
. . . . .
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| 15 |
'Oh will I kill her, nurice,
or will I let her be?'
'Kill her, dear Lammikin,
she was never gude to me.' |
| 16 |
'Oh wanted you meat, nurice?
or wanted you fee?
Or wanted you anything
that a lady can gie?' |
| 17 |
'I wanted no meat, lady,
nor wanted I fee,
But I wanted mony a thing
that a lady could gie.'
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