Poems (Rossetti, 1901)/Boy Johnny

by Christina Georgina Rossetti

BOY JOHNNY.

"IF you'll busk you as a bride
 And make ready,
It's I will wed you with a ring,
 O fair lady."

"Shall I busk me as a bride,
 I so bonny,
For you to wed me with a ring,
 O boy Johnny?"

"When you've busked you as a bride
 And made ready,
Who else is there to marry you,
 O fair lady?"

"I will find my lover out,
 I so bonny,
And you shall bear my wedding-train,
 O boy Johnny."