The Fause Knight upon the Road
THE FAUSE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD—A
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Motherwell's Minstrelsy, Introduction, p. 1xxiv. From
Galloway.
1
‘O whare are ye gaun?’
Quo the fause knicht upon the road:
‘I'm gaun to the scule,’
Quo the wee boy, and still he stude.
2
‘What is that upon your back?’ quo etc.
‘Atweel it is my bukes,’ quo etc.
3
‘What's that ye've got in your arm?’
‘Atweel it is my peit.’
4
‘Wha's aucht they sheep?’
‘They are mine and my mither's.’
5
‘How monie o them are mine?’
‘A' they that hae blue tails.’
6
‘I wiss ye were on yon tree:’
‘And a gude ladder under me.’
7
‘And the ladder for to break:’
‘And you for to fa down.’
8
‘I wiss ye were in yon sie:’
‘And a gude bottom under me.’
9
‘And the bottom for to break:’
‘And ye to be drowned.’
