A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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" But lend me thy bay/' fair Johnle can say
" There's nae horse loose in the stable save he ;
And I'll either fetch Dick o' the Cow again.
Or the day is come that he shall die."
'' To lend thee my bay !" the Laird's Jock can say,
" He's baith worth gowd and gude monie ;
Dick o' the Cow has awa twa horse
I wish na thou may make him three."
He has ta'en the laird's jack on his back,
A twa-handed sword to hang by his thie
He has ta'en a steil cap on his head.
And gallopped on to follow Dickie.
Dickie was na a mile frae afF the town,
I wat a mile but barel}'^ three.
When he was o'erta'en by fair Johnie Armstrang,
Hand for hand, on Cannobie Lee.
" Abide, abide, thou traitour thief!
The day is come that thou maun die."
Then Dickie look't owre liis left shoulder.
Said— " Johnie, hast thou nae mae in cumpanie ?
" There is a preacher in our chapell.
And a' the live lang day teaches he;
When day is gane, and night is come.
There's ne'er ae word 1 mark but three.
" The first and second is—Faith and Conscience ;
The third—Ne'er let a traitour free :
But, Johnie, what faith and conscience was thine.
When thou took awa my three ky frae me }
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