The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Edited by Francis James Child. |
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TROOPER AND MAID—C
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There cam a trooper frae the west,And he's ridden till his deary;
‘It's open and lat me in,’ he says,
For I am wet and weary.’
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‘O whan sall we be married, love?O whan sall we be married?’
‘Whan heather-cows turn owsen-bows,
It's then that we'll be married.’
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‘O whan sall we be married, love?O when sall we be married?’
‘When cockle-shells turn siller bells,
It's then that we'll be married.’
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‘Whan the sun and moon dance on the green,
It's then that we'll be married.’
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