Lamkin
No: 93; variant: 93T
- 'WHERE is the lord?
or is he within?'
'He's gone to New England,
to dine with the king.'
- 'Where is his horses?
or where is his men?'
'They're gone to New England,
to wait upon him.'
- 'Where is his lady?
or is she within?'
'She's in her bedchamber,
all in her lying in.'
- 'Can I get at her,
with thousands of lands?
Can I get at her,
to make her understand?'
- 'You cannot get at her,
with thousands of lands;
You cannot get at her,
to make her understand.'
- 'Lady, come down,
and please your child,'
. . . . .
. . . . .
- 'Can't you please my child
with white bread and breast-wine?'
'O lady, come down,
and please him awhile.'
- 'How can I go down,
this cold winter's night,
Without a fire in the kitchen,
or candle to light?'
- 'You've got nine bright lamps,
just as bright as the king;
Lady, come down,
and light one of them.'
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False Lantin he took her
so brave in his arms.
- Saying, Where is your friend,
or where is your foe,
That will hold the gold basin,
your heart's blood to flow?
- 'My nurse is not my friend,
my nurse is my foe;
She'll hold the gold basin,
my heart's blood to flow.
- 'O spare my life
for one summer's day,
And I'll give you as much money
as there's sand in the sea.'
- 'I'll not spare your life
for one summer's day,
And I wont have as much money
as there's sand in the sea.'
- 'O spare me my life
until one o'clock,
And I'll give you Queen Betsie,
the flower of the flock.'
- 'O mama, dear mama,
then please him awhile;
My dada is coming,
he's dressed in great style.'
- False Lantin he heard
the words from the high,
Saying, Your mama is dead,
and away I will fly.
- 'O dada, dear dada,
do not blame me,
'Tis nurse and false Lantin
betrayed your ladie.'
- 'I'll bury my mama
against the wall,
And I'll bury my baba,
white all, white all.'