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Ballad Airs from Manuscript


3 C. The Fause Knight upon the Road.

Miss M. Macmath.


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                    "\"Oh," whare are ye "gaun,\""
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                    "\"I'm" gaun to the "schule,\""
                    says the wee boy; and still he stood.
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9 G. The Fair Flower of Northumberland.

Sharpe MS.


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10 Bc. The Twa Sisters.

Abbotsford MS., "Scottish Songs."


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                    There was twa sis -- ters in a bour,
                    Ed -- in -- borough, Ed -- in -- borough;
                    There was twa sis -- ters in ae bour,
                    Stir -- ling for ay.
                    There_was twa sis -- ters in ae bour,
                    There came a knight to be their wooer,
                    Bon -- ny St. John -- ston _ stands _ up -- on -- Tay.
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