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

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But we will cow* our yellow locks,
A little abune our breef,
And we will on to gude greenwud,
And serve for meat and fee.
And we will kilt:): our gay claithing
A little below the knee;
And we will on to gude greenwud,
Gif§ Robin Hood we see.
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And we will change our ain twa names,
Whan we gae frae|| the toun,
The tane^[ we will cdl Nicholas,
The tither** Rogee Roun."
Then they hae cow'd their yellow locks,
A little abune their bree;
And they are on to gude greenwud,
To serve for meat and fee.
* Cow—clip. f Abune our bree—above our brow.
\ Kilt—tuck. § Gif—- if. || Gaefrae—go from.
f Tone—one. ** Tither—other.