Ballad Book by Unknown
page 134 of 255 (52%)
page 134 of 255 (52%)
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O open the door to me!"
"O gin ye be Annie of Lochroyan, As I trow not you be, Now tell me some o' the love-tokens That pass'd 'tween thee and me." "O dinna ye mind, love Gregory, When we sate at the wine, How we chang'd the napkins frae our necks, It's no sae lang sinsyne? "And yours was gude, and gude eneugh, But nae sae gude as mine; For yours was o' the cambrick clear, But mine o' the silk sae fine. "And dinna ye mind, love Gregory, As we twa sate at dine, How we chang'd the rings frae our fingers, And I can show thee thine? "And yours was gude, and gude eneugh, Yet nae sae gude as mine; For yours was o' the gude red gold, But mine o' the diamonds fine. "Sae open the door, love Gregory, And open it wi' speed; Or your young son, that is in my arms, |
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