Communicated to Percy by Rev. P. Parsons, of Wye, near
Ashford, Kent, April 19, 1775.
| 1 |
My lord said to my lady,
when he went from home,
Take care of Long Longkin,
he lies in the lone. |
| 2 |
My lady said to my lord,
when he went abroad,
. . . . .
. . . . . |
| 3 |
'I care not for Longkin,
nor none of his kin,
For my gate's fast barrd,
and my windows shut in.' |
| 4 |
My lord was not gone
many miles from the place,
Until the false Longkin
came straight to the place.
* * * * * |
| 5 |
'Pinch the bairn, nourry,
pinch it very sore,
Untill the mother
shall come down below.' |
| 6 |
'Still the bairn, nury,
still it with the pap:'
'It wont be stilld, madam,
with neither this nor that.' |
| 7 |
'Still the bairn, nury,
still it with a bell:'
'It wont be stilld, madam,
till you cum down yoursell.'
* * * * * |
| 8 |
'Come down, Lady Betty,
the flower of all your kin,
And see your mother's heart's blood,
so freely running. |
| 9 |
Down came Lady Betty,
her heart full of woe:
'Oh take my life, Longkin,
and let my mother go.' |
| 10 |
'Come down, Lady Nelly,
the flower of all your kin,
And see your sister's heart's blood,
so freely running.' |
| 11 |
Down came Lady Nelly,
her heart full of woe:
'Oh take my life, Longkin,
and let my sister go.' |
| 12 |
'Come down, Lady Jenny, etc. |
