Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - Additions and Corrections

237. The Duke of Gordon's Daughter

P. 332. There is a copy in a collection of folio sheet ballads, British Museum, 1346. m. 8, with the date September 8th, 1775, at the end; earlier, therefore, than any of those I had before me excepting a, and worth collating.

   14. they wanting.
24, 34. she did.
32. the wanting.
33. Jean's fallen in.
44. mony.
53. with wanting.
54. Jeanny.
64. she's no.
73. Lady Jean's fallen in love with.
74. she would.
82. upon yon.
83. he did.
84. a training of.
91. O woe be.
92. And wanting: death shall you.
94. shalt thou.
101. Duke of.
104. he did such a thing.
113. him put off his gold lace.
114. the wanting.
134. will I.
142. a yer but only three.
143. babe on.
151. O I 'm weary with.
16 comes before 15.
161. O I am weary wandering.
162. think it lang.
173. sheen: all wanting.
174. she could.
18, 19, wanting.
201. I was: glen of Foudland.
204. either house or sheen.
211. When they: to bonny C. G.
213. out wanting.
221. O wanting: dear Jeannie G.
222. welcome dear.
224. Captain wanting.
231. over the.
232. As wanting.
241. ye.
251. what means this.
253. are all dead.
262. drink, be jovial.
273. out with wanting.
281. pretty wanting. 283. can enter my.
30-32 wanting.
332. you 're welcome dear to me.
333. You 're welcome, bonny Jeanny Gordon.
334. With my young family.

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