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

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Slio lias kilted* up her green claithiiig,
A little below the knee,
And slie has gane to the king's court,
As fast as she could hie.
And whan she cam unto the king,
She knelt low on her knee;
" There is a man into your court,
This day has robbed me."
—
" Has he robbed ye o' your gowd,
Or of your white money,-|-
Or robbed ye o' the flow'ry branch,
The flow'r of your bodie."
" He has na robb'd me of my gowd.
Nor of my white money;
l?ut he's robb'd me o' the flow'ry branch.
The flow'r of my bodie."
" gin he l)c a bondsman.
High hangit sail he be;
But gin he be a freeman,
He sail weel provide for thee.
Kilted—tu(-ked. IVldte Monty—silver.
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