| a. |
44. Over good is written went.
102. I wats: cf. 152, 342,
432.
213. Fitt: Caw, Sit. I take fitt in the sense
of fettle.
234. a mense.
383. Sent ye.
472. steal the Laird Jock horse erroneously
repeated from the line above: corrected from Caw.
513,4. wanting: supplied from b.
551. Srcupe.
622. for thy, thyee, corrected from
three. |
| b. |
Burden, after the first and fourth line,
Fala, fala, fala, faliddle.
13. horses are grown sae lidder fat.
14. They downa stur out o the sta.
22. then we'll gae.
24. Ablins we'll hit on.
32. rade the.
43. Quo J.
44. Ere thir: gae.
51. with wanting.
54. men ca.
61,4, 114, 194. ky.
62. As there's.
63. me for my, twice.
73. three ky.
81. day was.
83, 91. O had.
94. In good sooth I'll.
101. on for's.
102. was he.
103. Now had.
113. this wanting.
131. I gi.
132. speakest: my.
133. right wanting.
134. but wha sta frae.
142. hang.
144. but wha sta.
162. might.
163. Now Dickie's.
164. were.
171. O what's this comd o me now.
182. Sae weil's.
192. o his.
193. the last
203, 211. up and.
203. We'll nit him in a four-nooked sheet wanting.
204. We'll gie im his batts.
212. in a' the.
213. Sit thy ways: Dickie.
214. thy: githee.
223. Then Dickie.
224, 232. there wanting.
231. o an auld.
233. was wanting.
234. a mense.
243. came na.
244. t' the.
251. weary for aevery: were.
252. Aboon: hang for flang.
253. Dickie he.
261. Then D. into the stable is gane.
262, 272. horses.
263, 271. Mary's.
273. tane: his wanting.
283, 291. where's.
293. dinna.
293. Dickie's been: this wanting.
301. it wanting.
311. But lend me thy bay, Johnie.
312. mae wanting.
313. ye wanting.
314 he shall.
322. worth baith.
324. na thou may make.
332. lieugh wanting.
334. he gane.
341. was na.
343. Till he's oertane by Johnie A.
351. Abide, abide.
352. maun die.
353. Then wanting.
354. thy wanting.
364. neer ae.
372. third, neer let a traitor free.
373. But Johnie: hadst: traitor wanting.
381. tane away.
383. But sent thy.
392. to hae slain the innocent, I trow.
393. were mair than he.
394. For he.
404. But feld 'im.
411. has feld.
422. leiugh wanting.
431. Johnie.
433, 441. And is.
443. years.
444. I neer shall.
451. come.
453. I'll neither eat nor.
454. hanged thou shalt.
464. Till I had got my.
472. gard thou steal him, quo he.
474. Ere: stawn frae.
483. Johnie.
493. And there's.
494. let thee.
502. dare na.
503, 523, 531, 571,
583, 591. punds.
513,4. And that may be as good, I think, As
ony twa o thine might be.
524. els wanting: Mortan.
531. He's gien.
541. Dickie came.
542. he might.
543. met with.
544. Glozenburrie.
561,2. wilt.
564. no ae fardin.
573. gi thee.
574. thy wanting.
584. Or he's gae: Mortan.
601. fu hie.
602. laugh laughed.
604. if better can be.
611. Dickie's.
612. fool sped.
621. these for there.
623. a accidentally wanting: nagie.
631. bide for dwell.
634. dwells he.
Simple Scotticisms and ordinary contractions
have generally not been noted. |
| c. |
Reading of b are not repeated.
Burden: after the first and the second verse,
Lai de ral, thrice, la lal de;
at the end of the stanza:
Lal lal de ridle la di, fal lal de ridle la di,
Fal lal di lal la, fal lal di ridle la.
21. Fair Johnie.
22. riding we will.
23. have been: at feid.
24. we'll light.
31. they are come.
32. that proper, as a.
41. For he.
51. ca.
54. And men they call.
62. there are.
71. they have come.
74. frae his.
32. rase.
92. ay where thou hast lost ae.
94. suith I shall.
101. Now Dickie's gane to the gude Lord Scroop.
111. Shame fa your.
114. hae awa.
123. you.
134. Thou 'It.
151. leave o.
152. And wanting.
161. on to Pudding-burn house.
163. Then: on to.
17, 18 wanting.
193. house last.
201. Ha quo fair.
202. then wanting.
203. Then up and spak: young Armstrang.
211. But up and spak.
213. down thy ways.
214. gie ye.
222. the neer.
223. Then was he aware.
234. Were I: amends: my gude.
24. wanting.
252. they threw.
253. o that.
254. There will be a bootie for.
261. has into the stable gane.
274. And away as fast as he can hie.
281. But.
282. raise.
283. Ah, whae has done this.
291. Whae has done this deed.
292. See that to me.
294. has taen.
311. But lend me thy bay, Fair Johnie can say.
312. save he.
313. either fetch.
32. wanting.
332. A: to hang by.
333. a for the.
334. And galloped on to.
341. Then wanting: frae aff.
343. When he was: Fair J. A.
35-38 wanting.
391. fu for fa: misprint?
403. at him.
411. Thus.
414. hast.
421. the steil-jack aff Johnie's back.
422. hang low.
434. The shame and dule is left wi me.
442. The deil.
443. these h. years.
451. hame to the good Lord Scroop.
452. he might hie.
464. Had I not got my leave frae.
471. garrd thee.
472. garrd ye.
473. thou mightst.
483. wan the horse frae Fair.
484. Hand to.
492. This: sword hang.
494. brought a'.
502. And I think thou dares.
503. fifteen pounds for the horse.
504. on thy.
51, 52. wanting.
531. twenty pounds.
542. could drie.
551. Well be ye met.
553. didst.
56, 57, 58. wanting.
591. twenty punds.
592. Baith in.
604. If ony of the twa were better than he.
611. Dickie's come.
612. had sped.
613. twa score.
614. was wanting.
621. And tak.
632. they would.
633. So D.
634. And at. |
