Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ...

82
There was na ae married man
I n Johnie's companie
The first toun that he cam til,
He made the mass be sung;
The neist* toun that he cam til,
He made the bells be rung.
When he cam to fair London,
He made the drums gae round;
The king and his nobles a',
They marvell'd at the sound.
" Is this the duke of Winesberrie ?
Or, James the Scottish king?
Or, is it a young gentleman
That wants for to be in?"
"It's na the duke of Winesberrie,
Nor James the Scottish king
But it is a young gentleman,
Buneftan is his name."
* Neist—next.
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