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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Edited by Francis James Child.

Part I.

II.

III.

IV.

VI.

VII.

189.

190.

190 JAMIE TELFER OF THE FAIR DODHEAD

191.

191 HUGHIE GRAME

192.

192 THE LOCHMABEN HARPER

193.

193 THE DEATH OF PARCY REED

194.

194 THE LAIRD OF WARISTON

195.

195 LORD MAXWELL'S LAST GOODNIGHT

196.

196 THE FIRE OF FRENDRAUGHT

197.

197 JAMES GRANT

198.

198 BONNY JOHN SETON

199.

199 THE BONNIE HOUSE O AIRLIE

200.

200 THE GYPSY LADDIE

201.

201 BESSY BELL AND MARY GRAY

202.

202 THE BATTLE OF PHILIPHAUGH

203.

203 THE BARON OF BRACKLEY

204.

204 JAMIE DOUGLAS

205.

205 LOUDON HILL, OR, DRUMCLOG

206.

206 BOTHWELL BRIDGE

207.

207 LORD DELAMERE

208.

208 LORD DERWENTWATER

209.

209 GEORDIE

210.

210 BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL

211.

211 BEWICK AND GRAHAM

212.

212 THE DUKE OF ATHOLE'S NURSE

213.

213 SIR JAMES THE ROSE

214.

214 THE BRAES O YARROW

215.

215 RARE WILLIE DROWNED IN YARROW, OR, THE WATER O GAMRIE

Willy's rare and Willy's fair

RARE WILLIE DROWNED IN YARROW, OR, THE WATER O GAMRIE—B

The Dowie Dens o Yarrow

RARE WILLIE DROWNED IN YARROW, OR, THE WATER O GAMRIE—D

Willie's drowned in Gamery

The Water o Gamery

The Water o Ganrie

The Water o Gemrie

216.

216 THE MOTHER'S MALISON, OR, CLYDE'S WATER

217.

217 THE BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS

218.

218 THE FALSE LOVER WON BACK

219.

219 THE GARDENER

220.

220 THE BONNY LASS OF ANGLESEY

221.

221 KATHARINE JAFFRAY

222.

222 BONNY BABY LIVINGSTON

223.

223 EPPIE MORRIE

224.

224 THE LADY OF ARNGOSK

225.

225 ROB ROY

VIII.

Part VIII.

IX.

Part IX.

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BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL

143

BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL—A

[_]

Herd's MSS, I, 40, II, 184.

1

O it's up in the Highlands,
and along the sweet Tay,
Did bonie James Campbell
ride monie a day.

2

Sadled and bridled,
and bonie rode he;
Hame came horse, hame came sadle,
but neer hame cam he.

3

And doun cam his sweet sisters,
greeting sae sair,
And down cam his bonie wife,
tearing her hair.

4

‘My house is unbigged,
my barn's unbeen,
My corn's unshorn,
my meadow grows green.’

[OMITTED]

BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL—B

[_]

Finlay's Scottish Ballads, 1808, I, xxxiii.

1

Saddled and briddled
and booted rade he;
Toom hame cam the saddle,
but never cam he.

2

Down cam his auld mither,
greetin fu sair,
And down cam his bonny wife,
wringin her hair.

3

Saddled and briddled
and booted rade he;
Toom hame cam the saddle,
but never cam he.

Bonnie George Campbell

BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL—C

[_]

Smith's Scotish Minstrel, V, 42.

1

Hie upon Hielands,
and laigh upon Tay,
Bonnie George Campbell
rode out on a day.

2

He saddled, he bridled,
and gallant rode he,
And hame cam his guid horse,
but never came he.

3

Out cam his mother dear,
greeting fu sair,
And out cam his bonnie bryde,
riving her hair.

4

‘The meadow lies green,
the corn is unshorn,
But bonnie George Campbell
will never return.’

5

Saddled and bridled
and booted rode he,
A plume in his helmet,
a sword at his knee.

6

But toom cam his saddle,
all bloody to see,
Oh, hame cam his guid horse,
but never cam he!

144

BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL—D

[_]

Cunningham's Songs of Scotland, III, 2, communicated by Mr Yellowlees.

1

High upon Highlands,
and low upon Tay,
Bonnie George Campbell
rode out on a day.

2

‘My meadow lies green,
and my corn is unshorn,
My barn is to build,
and my babe is unborn.