Bonnie Susie Cleland; or,
Susie Cleland
LADY MAISRY—I
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a. Motherwell's MS., p. 235; Motherwell's Minstrelsy,
p. 221. b. Motherwell's MS., p. 179, from Mrs Thomson,
of Kilbarchan. c. Motherwell's MS., p. 181, from Mrs
McLean, of Glasgow.
1
There lived a lady in Scotland,
Hey my love and ho my joy
There lived a lady in Scotland,
Who dearly loved me
There lived a lady in Scotland,
An she's fa'n in love wi an Englishman.
And bonnie Susie Cleland is to be burnt in Dundee
2
The father unto the daughter came,
Who dearly loved me
Saying, Will you forsake that Englishman?
3
‘If you will not that Englishman forsake,
Who dearly loved me
O I will burn you at a stake.’
4
‘I will not that Englishman forsake,
Who dearly loved me
Tho you should burn me at a stake.
5
‘O where will I get a pretty little boy,
Who dearly loves me
Who will carry tidings to my joy?’
6
‘Here am I, a pretty little boy,
Who dearly loves thee
Who will carry tidings to thy joy.’
7
‘Give to him this right-hand glove,
Who dearly loves me
Tell him to get another love.
For, etc.
8
‘Give to him this little penknife,
Who dearly loves me
Tell him to get another wife.
For, etc.
9
‘Give to him this gay gold ring;
Who dearly loves me
Tell him I'm going to my burning.’
An, etc.
10
The brother did the stake make,
Who dearly loved me
The father did the fire set.
An bonnie Susie Cleland was burnt in Dundee.
