Ancient Scottish ballads : recovered from tradition ... - Electric Scotland

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"Tell a' your neebours whau ye gae hame.
That Earl Richard's your gude-son*."
"O hand your tongue, ye beggar's brat,
My heart will brak in three;"
"And sae did mine on yon bonnie hill-side,
Whan ye wad na lat me be."
Whan she cam to yon nettle-dyke
"An my auld mither was here,
Sae Weill as she wad ye pou
She wad boil ye weill, and butter ye weill.
And sup till she war f'ouf,
Syne lay her head upo' her dish doup|.
And sleep like onie sow."
And whan she came to Tyne's water,
She wylilie§ did say
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"Farewell ye mills o' Tyne's water,
With thee I bid gude-day.
Fareweil ye mill's o' Tyne's water,
To you 1 bid gude-een;
* G«c/e-so«—son-in-law. f Fom— full, t 7?o«/j—bottom.
§ Wylilk—cunningly.
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