BALLAD AIRS FROM MANUSCRIPT
3 C. THE FAUSE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD.
Miss M. Macmath.
“Oh where are ye gaun,” says the fause knight up-
on the road. “I’m gaun to the schule,” says the wee boy; and still he stood.
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9 G. THE FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
Sharpe MS.
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10 Bc. THE TWA SISTERS.
Abbotsford MS. “Scottish Songs.”
There was twa sis-ters in a bour, Ed-in-bor-ough, Ed-in-borough; There
was twa sis-ters in ae bour, Stir-ling for ay. There was
twa sis-ters in ae bour, There came a . . knight to
be their wooer, Bon-ny St. John-ston stands up-on Tay.
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10 W. THE TWA SISTERS.
T. Lugten, Kelso.
There were three la-dies play-ing at the ba,
Nor-ham, down by Nor-ham, And oot cam a knight to
view them a,’ By the bon-nie mill-dams o Nor-ham.
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10. THE TWA SISTERS.
Mrs Harris and others.
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11 C. THE CRUEL BROTHER.
Harris MS.
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12 D. Lord Randal.
Received from J. F. Campbell (of Islay).
“Transcribed by G. E. Johnstone.”
Oh, where hae ye been, Lord
I hae been to the wild wood, mith-er
For I’m
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12 P. LORD RANDAL.
Miss M. Macmath.
Whare hae ye been a’ day. Lord Ran-dal, my son? Whare
hae ye been a’ day, my hand-some young one? I’ve been
in the wood hunt-ing, Mother, make my bed soon, For I’m
wea-ry, wea-ry hunt-ing and fain would lie down.
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17 I. HIND HORN.
Miss M. Macmath.
She gave him a gay gold ring, hey lil-le-lu and how lo lan, and
he gave her a far bet-ter thing, Wi my hey down and a he did-dle down-ie.
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20 Ja. THE CRUEL MOTHER.
Mrs Harris and others.
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40. THE QUEEN OF ELFAN’S NOURICE.
W. Walker, Aberdeen.[132]
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42. CLERK COLVILL.
Abbotsford MS. “Scottish Songs.”[133]
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42. CLERK COLVILL. (Revised.)
Clerk Col-vill and his la-dye gay
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46 Be. CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN’S COURTSHIP.
Mrs Harris.
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47 D. PROUD LADY MARGARET.
Harris MS.
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53. YOUNG BEICHAN.
Mrs Harris.
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58 J. SIR PATRICK SPENS.
Mrs Harris.
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61. SIR COLIN.
Mrs Harris.
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63 E. CHILD WATERS.
Mrs Harris.
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68 C. YOUNG HUNTING.
Mrs Harris.
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75. LORD LOVEL.
As sung in Aberdeen above forty years ago.
W. Walker.
speed, . And wished Lord Lov-el much speed.
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77. SWEET WILLIAM’S GHOST.
Mrs Harris.
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84 A. BONNY BARBARA ALLAN.
Mrs Harris.
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89 C. FAUSE FOODRAGE.
Harris MS.
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95 L. THE MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS.
Miss E. M. Backus, North Carolina.
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97 Ab. BROWN ROBIN.
Abbotsford MS. “Scottish Songs.”
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98 B. BROWN ADAM.
Mrs Harris.
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99 A. JOHNIE SCOT.
Abbotsford MS., “Scottish Songs.”
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99 O. JOHNIE SCOT.
Miss M. Macmath.
Out then spak his auld fai-ther, And a blythe auld man was he, sayin, “I’ll
send five hun-ner o my brisk young men, To bear John-ie com-pa-nie.”
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100 J. WILLIE O WINSBURY
Miss M. Macmath.
There was a lass in the north countie, And her cloth-ing it was the
green; And she’s looked ower her fa-thr’s cas-tle wa’, For to
see her fa-ther’s ships sail in, For to see her fa-ther’s ships on sea.
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106. THE FAMOUS FLOWER OF SERVING-MEN.
Mrs Harris.
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114 G. JOHNIE COCK.
Mrs Harris.
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157 I. GUDE WALLACE.
Sharpe MS.
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161 (V, 243). THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN.
Sharpe MS.
It was a-bout the Lam-mes time When moor-land men do win their hay,
Brave Earl Doug-lass in ar-mer bright, Marchd to the Bor-der with-out de-lay.
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163. THE BATTLE OF HARLAW.
W. Walker, “from a residenter in the Garioch.”
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164. KING HENRY FIFTH’S CONQUEST OF FRANCE.
Mrs Harris.
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164 (V, 245). KING HENRY FIFTH’S CONQUEST OF FRANCE.
Sharpe MS.
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169 C. JOHNIE ARMSTRONG.
Sharpe MS.
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169. JOHNIE ARMSTRONG.
Mrs Harris.
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173 J. MARY HAMILTON.
Mrs Harris.
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182 D. THE LAIRD O LOGIE.
Mrs Harris.
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222 (V, 261). BONNY BABY LIVINGSTON.
Sharpe MS.
Bon-ny An-ny Liv-ie-ston Went out to see the play,
By came the Laird of Glen-lion And took her quite a-way.
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226 H. LIZIE LINDSAY.
As sung by George Mitchell, Edgell Castle, Forfarshire.
W. Walker.
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228 C. GLASGOW PEGGIE.
Miss M. Macmath.
It was on a day, and a fine sum-mer’s day, When the
Low-lands they were mak-ing read-y, There I es-pied a
weel far’d lass; She was gaun to Glas-gow, and they ca’ her Peggy.
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235 E. THE EARL OF ABOYNE.
Mrs Harris.
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247 b. LADY ELSPAT.
Abbotsford MS., “Scottish Songs.”
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247 b. LADY ELSPAT. (Revised.)
How brent is . . your brow, my la-dy Els-pat; How . . gold-
en yel-low is your hair! Of a’ the . . maids in . . fair . . . .
Scot-land There . . is . . none like . . la-dy Els-pat fair.
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250 E (V, 302). ANDREW BARTIN.
Miss L. P. Haskell, South Carolina.
Three bold bro’s of mer-rie Scot-land, And three bold broth-ers were
they, And they cast lots, the one with the oth-er, t’see
Who should go rob-bing all oer the salt sea, And they cast lots, the
one with the oth-er, t’see Who sh’d go rob-bing all oer the salt sea.
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256 A. ALISON AND WILLIE.
Mrs Harris.
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258 B. BROUGHTY WA’S.
Mrs Harris.
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278 B. THE FARMER’S CURST WIFE.
Miss M. Macmath.
The auld Deil cam to the man at the pleugh, Rum-chy ae de aid-ie, saying, “I
wish ye gude luck at the mak-ing o yer sheugh.” Mushy toor-in an ant tan air-a.
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281. THE KEACH I THE CREEL.
W. Walker, Aberdeen.
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286 Ba. THE SWEET TRINITY. (The Golden Vanity.)
Macmath MS.
From a copy in the handwriting of P. S. Fraser (slightly corrected).
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286 Cg. THE SWEET TRINITY. (The Golden Vanity.)
Miss M. Macmath.
There was a ship of the North Coun-trie, And the name of the ship was the
Gold-en Trin-i-tie; She was sail-ing in the Low-lands
low, low, low, She was sail-ing in the Low-Lands low.
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299 D (V, 306). TROOPER AND MAID.
Macmath MS.
The troop-er lad cam to oor gate, And oh, but he was wea-ry; He
rap-ped at and chap-ped at, Syne called for his kind dear-y.
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