| A. b. |
62. oer young.
102. spear at.
172. the bonny.
191. said.
231. And what will ye.
251. This fair lady.
2. And a mass.
Variations of Aytoun's copy, sts. 9-13, 16, 17,
20-24:
111 omits And;
121, 131 omit dear;
132 omits And;
161, through half for half thro;
172 omits For, bonny;
212, pearlin for silken;
22l omits And;
222, My silken gown that stands its lane;
232, shirt for cloaths;
241, And what;
242, The gates o hell to let him in. |
| B. |
"I have seen a fragment of another copy in
which [the burden is]
The red rose and the lily
And the roses spring fu sweetly."
Kinloch, p. 19. |
| F. |
91. For on the road. |
| G. a. |
1. Burden2. The red, green, etc.:
afterwards, Wi the red, etc.
22. Manuscript also,
He askt of me if I 'd be his bride.
3 2. Manuscript also,
He askt of me if I 'd be his queen.
42. Manuscript also,
He askt me if I'd be his marrow.
152. Manuscript also,
The gold and silver that I have here.
162. Manuscript also,
The silken garment.
172. Manuscript also,
My satine hat.
202, Manuscript also,
The world wide, let them go beg. |
| b. |
72. the mother. |
| b. |
141. into yon stair.
Variations of Aytoun's copy, sts. 1-8, 14, 15,
18, 19 from Herd, 1776:
11, three sisters;
22, 32, 42 omit fair;
51, O ye maun;
61, And ye;
71, I I have,
81, And I have ask'd your sister;
82, your brother;
142, Give me a kiss;
152, When wi his knife. |
| H. |
"I have heard this song, to a very good tune
not in any collection, with the above variations the chorus, of the whole as in the
above two verses." Herd's note in his manuscripts. |
