| Share page | Visit Us On FB |
|
THE DUKE OF ATHOL. |
||
|
" Taken down from the recitation of an idiot boy in Wishaw." Kinloch's Ancient Scottish Ballads, p. .170.
" I am gaing awa, Jeanie, I am gaing awa, I am gaing ayont the saut seas, I'm gaing sae far awa."
" What will ye buy to me, Jamie, s
What will ye buy to me ? " " I'll buy to you a silken plaid, And send it wi' vanitie."
" That's na love at a', Jamie,
That's na love at a'; 10
All I want is love for love,
And that's the best ava.
" Whan will ye marry me, Jamie, Whan will ye marry me ? Will ye tak me to your countrie,— is Or will ye marry me ? " |
||