The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Edited by Francis James Child. |
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Bonnie Milldams o Binnorie
THE TWA SISTERS—I
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There war twa sisters lived in a bouer,Binnorie and Binnorie
There cam a squire to court them baith.
At the bonnie mill-streams o Binnorie
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He courted the eldest with jewels and rings,But he lovd the youngest the best of all things.
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He courted the eldest with a penknife,He lovd the youngest as dear as his life.
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It fell ance upon a dayThat these twa sisters hae gane astray.
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It was for to meet their father's ships that had come in.[OMITTED]
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As they walked up the linn,The eldest dang the youngest in.
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‘O sister, sister, tak my hand,And ye'll hae Lud John and aw his land.’
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With a silver wand she pushd her in,[OMITTED]
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‘O sister, sister, tak my glove,And ye sall hae my ain true love.’
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The miller's dochter cam out wi speed.It was for a water to bake her bread.
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‘O father, father, gae slack your dam;There's either a white fish or a swan.’
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Bye cam a blind fiddler that way,And he took three tets o her bonnie yellow hair.
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And the first spring that he playd,It said, ‘It was my sister threw me in.’
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