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

SWEET WILLIAM AND MAY
MARGARET.
As May Marg'ret sat in her bouerie,
In her bouer all alone,
At the very parting o' midnicht,
She heard a mournfu' moan.
"O is it my father, O is it my mother?
Or is it my brother John ?
Or is it Sweet William, my ain true-love,
To Scotland new come home?"
" It is na your father, it is na your mother,
It is na your brother John:
But it is Sweet William, your ain true-love,
To Scotland new come home."-—
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