The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Edited by Francis James Child. |
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JOHNIE COCK—J
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Chambers's Scottish Ballads, p. 181, stanzas 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26: from the recitation of a lady resident at Peebles.
1
His coat was o the scarlet red,His vest was o the same;
His stockings were o the worset lace,
And buckles tied to the same.
2
Out then spoke one, out then spoke two,Out then spoke two or three;
Out spoke the master forester,
‘It's Johnie o Braidislee.
3
‘If this be true, thou silly auld man,Which you tell unto me,
Five hundred pounds of yearly rent
It shall not pay your fee.’
4
‘O wae be to you seven foresters!I wonder ye dinna think shame,
You being seven sturdy men,
And I but a man my lane.
5
‘Now fail me not, my ten fingers,That are both long and small!
Now fail me not, my noble heart!
For in thee I trust for all.
6
‘Now fail me not, my good bend bow,That was in London coft!
Now fail me not, my golden string,
Which my true lover wrocht!’
7
He has tossed him up, he has tossed him doun,He has broken his collar-bone;
He has tied him to his bridle reins,
Bade him carry the tidings home.
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