Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

There a trooper west,
And 's ridden his deary;
'It' open me ,' he says,
For am and .'
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2

'O whan sall be married, love?
whan sall be married?'
'Whan heather-cows owsen-,
It' then we'll married.'

3

'O whan sall be married, love?
when sall we married?'
'When cockle-shells siller bells,
It' then we'll married.'

4

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'Whan sun moon dance the green,
It' then we'll married.'

1	There cam a trooper frae the west, And he's ridden till his deary; 'It's open and lat me in,' he says, For I am wet and weary.' * * * * * * *
2	'O whan sall we be married, love? O whan sall we be married?' 'Whan heather-cows turn owsen-bows, It's then that we'll be married.'
3	'O whan sall we be married, love? O when sall we be married?' 'When cockle-shells turn siller bells, It's then that we'll be married.'
4	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Whan the sun and moon dance on the green, It's then that we'll be married.'