The "Old Lady's Collection," No 35; north of Scotland.
| 1 |
Shiperd-boy, what is yer trade?
Or what way do ye wine yer bread?
Or what way do ye wine yer bread,
Fan the kipeng nout gies over? |
| 2 |
'Spindels an forls it is my trade,
An bits o sticks to them who need,
Whilk is a gentell trade indeed;
Bony lassie, cane ye lea me?' |
| 3 |
'I lea you as I supos
Rachell loved Jacob of old,
As Jason loied his flice of gould,
Sae dearly do I lea ye. |
| 4 |
'Ye cast off yer clouty coat,
An ye pitt one my scarlett cloke,
An I will follou you just att the back,
Becass ye are a bonny laddie.' |
| 5 |
He cust off his cloutty coat,
An he patt on her scarlet cloke,
An she folloued him just att the back,
Becaus he was a bonny laddie. |
| 6 |
They gaed on, an forder on,
Till they came to yon borrous-toun;
She bought a loaf an they both satt doun,
Bat she ate no we her laddie. |
| 7 |
They gaed on, an forder one,
Till they came to the nest borrous-toun;
I wat the lassie louked doun,
For the following of her laddie. |
| 8 |
'O if I wer on the head of yon hill,
Ther I wad greet my fill,
For the follouing of my laddie.' |
| 9 |
'O had yer toung, my dearest dear,
I ill ha ye back as I brought ye hear,
For I canna bear yer morning.' |
| 10 |
'O had yer toung, my dearest dear,
I will gae throu the warld baith far an near,
Becaus ye'r a bonny ladie.' |
| 11 |
They gad on, an forder on,
Till they came to his father's haa,
An he knoked ther fue loudly. |
| 12 |
'O had ye hand, my dear[est] dear,
An dou not knoke sae loudly,
For fear they sud be angry.' |
| 13 |
Four-an-tuenty gentelmen
They conved the beager ben,
An as mony gay lad s
Conved the beager's lassie. |
| 14 |
His brother lead her throu the haa:
'I wis, brother, we had beagged a',
For sick a bonny lassie.' |
| 15 |
That smae night she was bedded,
An the nist morning she was wedded;
She came to gued by grait misgiding,
By the follouing of her laddie. |
