The Book of Scottish Song/I'll gar our Gudeman

I'll gar our Gudeman.

[An old ditty preserved in a small collection called "The Ballad Book," printed at Edinburgh in 1834.]

I'll gar our gudeman trow
I'll sell the ladle,
If he winna buy to me
A bonnie side-saddle,
To ride to kirk and bridal,
And round about the town;
Stand about, ye fisher jauds,
And gi'e my gown room!

I'll gar our gudeman trow
I'll tak' the fling-strings,
If he winna buy to me
Twal bonnie gowd rings;
Ane for ilka finger,
And twa for illia thoom;
Stand about, ye fisher jauds,
And gi'e my gown room!

I'll gar our gudeman trow
That I'm gaun to die,
If he winna fee to me
Valets twa or three,
To bear my train up frae the dirt,
And ush me through the town,
Stand about, ye fisher jauds,
And gi'e my gown room!

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