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

16
" Mitchcock! hey!" the lady did say,
And spelt it oure again;
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" If that's your name in the latin tongue,
Earl Richard is your name!"
O jumpt he upon his horse,
And said he wad gae ride;
Kilted* she her green claithing,
And said she wad na bide.
And he was never sae discreet,
As bid her loupf on and ride;
And she was ne'er sae meanly bred,
As for to bid him bide.
And whan they cam to yon water,
It was running like a flude;
" I've learnt it in my mither's bouer,
I've learnt it for my gude,
That I can soum X this wan § water,
Like a fish in a flude.
* Kilted—tucked up. f Loup—jump. \ Soum—Swim.
§ Wan—dark-coloured.