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Lammikin
LAMKIN—J
1
O Lammikin was as good a masonas ever bigget stane;
He's bigget Lord Erley's castle,
but money he got nane.
2
It fell out upon a timeLord Earley went from home;
He left his lady in his castle,
but and his young son.
3
‘Where is the lord o this house,that calls me Lammikin?’
‘He's on the sea sailing,
he will not come home.’
4
‘Where are the men o this house,that call me Lammikin?’
‘They are at the barn threshing,
they will not come in.’
5
‘Where are the maids of this house,that call me Lammikin?’
‘They are at the well washing,
they will not come in.’
6
‘Where is the lady o this house,that calls me Lammikin?’
‘She's in her room shewing,
she will not come down.’
7
‘How shall we contrivefor to make her come down?’
‘We'll stick her dear infant,
and make her come down.’
8
O Lammikin he rocket,and the fause nurice sung,
While out o the cradle
the infant's blude sprung.
9
‘O still my bairn, nurice,’the lady did cry:
‘He will not still, lady,
for you nor for I.’
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10
‘O still my bairn, nurice,still him wi the wan:’
‘He will not still, lady,
for a' his father's lan.’
11
‘Oh still my bairn, nurice,still him wi the keys:’
‘Oh he winna still, lady,
for a' his father's leys.’
12
‘Oh still my bairn, nurice,still him wi the bell:’
‘Oh he winna still, lady,
till ye come down yersell.’
13
The firsten step that lady stepped,it was upon a stone;
The nexten step that lady stepped,
she saw him Lammikin.
14
The nexten step that lady steppedwas in her own child's blood,
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15
‘Oh will I kill her, nurice,or will I let her be?’
‘Kill her, dear Lammikin,
she was never gude to me.’
16
‘Oh wanted you meat, nurice?or wanted you fee?
Or wanted you anything
that a lady can gie?’
17
‘I wanted no meat, lady,nor wanted I fee,
But I wanted mony a thing
that a lady could gie.’
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