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

THE WEDDING OF
ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN.
The king has wedded an ill woman,
Into some foreign land;
— —
His daughters twa, that stood in awe,
They bravely sat and sang.
Then in be-came their step-mother,
Sae stately steppin' ben*;
" O gin I live and bruikf my life,
I'll gar| ye change your time."
"O we sang ne'er that sang, ladie,
But we will sing again;
And ye ne'er bore that son, ladie,
We wad lay our love on.
* Ben—inner apartment, f Briku—enjoy. \ Gar-—cause.