Buchan'a Ballads of the North of Scotland, II, 57.
| 1 |
Lord William has but ae dear son,
In this world had nae mair;
Lord Lundie had but ae daughter,
And he will hae nane but her. |
| 2 |
They dressed up in maids' array,
And passd for sisters fair;
With ae consent gaed ower the sea,
For to seek after lear. |
| 3 |
They baith did eat at ae braid board,
In ae bed baith did lye;
When Lord Lundie got word o that,
He's taen her soon away. |
| 4 |
When Lord Lundie got word of that,
An angry man was he;
He wrote his daughter on great haste
To return right speedilie. |
| 5 |
When she looked the letter upon,
A light laugh then gae she;
But ere she read it till an end
The tear blinded her ee. |
| 6 |
'Bad news, bad news, my love Willie,
Bad news is come to me;
My father's written a braid letter,
Bids me gae speedilie. |
| 7 |
'Set trysts, set trysts, my love Willie,
Set trysts, I pray, wi me;
Set trysts, set trysts, my love Willie,
When will our wedding be.' |
| 8 |
'On Wednesday, on Wednesday,
The first that ever ye see;
On Wednesday at twelve o'clock,
My dear, I'll meet wi thee.' |
| 9 |
When she came to her father's ha,
He hailed her courteouslie;
Says, I'll forgie offences past,
If now ye'll answer me. |
| 10 |
'Will ye marry yon young prince,
Queen of England to be?
Or will you marry Lord William's son,
Be loved by nane but he?' |
| 11 |
'I will marry yon young prince,
Father, if it be your will;
But i woud rather I were dead and gane,
My grave I woud win till.' |
| 12 |
When she was in her saddle set,
She skyred like the fire,
To go her bridegroom for to meet,
For whom she'd nae desire. |
| 13 |
On every tippet o her horse mane
There hang a siller bell,
And whether the wind blew east or west
They gae a sundry knell. |
| 14 |
And when she came to Mary's kirk
She skyred like the fire;
There her young bridegroom she did meet,
For whom she'd nae desire. |
| 15 |
She looked ower her left shoulder,
The tear blinded her ee;
But looking ower her right shoulder,
A blythe sight then saw she. |
| 16 |
There she saw Lord William's son,
And mony a man him wi,
Wi targes braid and glittering spears
All marching ower the lee. |
| 17 |
The minister looked on a book
Her marriage to begin:
'If there is naething to be said,
These two may join in ane.' |
| 18 |
'O huly, huly, sir,' she said,
'O stay a little wee;
I hae a friend to welcome yet
That's been a dear friend to me.' |
| 19 |
O then the parson he spake out,
A wise word then spake he;
'You might hae had your friends welcomd
Before ye'd come to me.' |
| 20 |
Then in it came the bride's first love,
And mony a man him wi:
'Stand back, stand back, ye jelly bridegroom,
Bride, ye maun join wi me.' |
| 21 |
Then out it speaks him Lord Lundie,
An angry man was he;
'Lord William's son will hae my daughter
Without leave askd of me. |
| 22 |
'But since it's sae that she will gang,
And proved sae fause to thee,
I'll make a vow, and keep it true,
Nae portion shall I gie.' |
| 23 |
Then out it speaks the bride's first love,
And [a] light laugh then gae he;
'I've got the best portion now, my lord,
That ye can gie to me. |
| 24 |
'Your gude red gold I value not,
Nor yet your white monie;
I hae her by the hand this day
That's far dearer to me. |
| 25 |
'So gie the prince a coffer o gold
When he gaes to his bed,
And bid him clap his coffer o gold,
And I'll clap my bonny bride.' |
