Bonnie Milldams o Binnorie
THE TWA SISTERS—I
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Kinloch MSS, v, 425. From the recitation of M. Kinnear,
23d August, 1826.
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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 day
That these twa sisters hae gane astray.
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It was for to meet their father's ships that had come in.
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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,
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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.’
