Ballad Book by Unknown
page 132 of 255 (51%)
page 132 of 255 (51%)
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ANNIE OF LOCHROYAN.
"O wha will shoe my bonny feet? Or wha will glove my hand? Or wha will lace my middle jimp, Wi' a new-made London band? "And wha will kame my yellow hair, Wi' a new-made siller kame? And wha will be my bairn's father, Till love Gregory come haine?" "Your father'll shoe your bonny feet, Your mother glove your hand; Your sister lace your middle jimp, Wi' a new-made London band; "Mysel' will kame your yellow hair Wi' a new-made siller kame; And the Lord will be the bairn's father Till Gregory come hame." "O gin I had a bonny ship, And men to sail wi' me, It's I wad gang to my true lore, Sin' he winna come to me!" Her father's gi'en her a bonny ship, And sent her to the strand; She's ta'en her young son in her arms, |
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