JOHN OF HAZELGREEN—E
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a. “Got in the South County by Mr Pringle:” Kinloch's
MSS, I, 321. b. Kinloch's MSS, VII, 2.
1
‘Why weep ye by the tide, ladye?
Why weep ye by the tide?
I'll wed ye to my youngest son,
And ye sall be his bride.
And ye sall be his bride, ladye,
Sae comely to be seen;’
But aye she loot the tears down fa
For John o Hazelgreen.
2
‘O whaten a man is Hazelgreen?
I pray thee tell to me.’
‘O there's not a handsomer gentleman
In a' the South Countrie.
His arms are long, his shoulders broad,
Sae comely to be seen!’
And aye she loot the tears down fa
For John o Hazelgreen.
