Francis James Child

“ For ye hae pleased me sairly;
Frae our house is banishd the vile reproach
That disturbed us late and early.'
When she looked ower her castle-wa,
To view the woods sae rarely,
There she spied the Baron o Leys
Ride on his steed sae rarely.
Then forth she went her baron to meet,
Says, Ye're welcome to me, fairly!
Ye'se hae spice-cakes, and seed-cakes sweet,
And claret to drink sae rarely. ”

“ For ye hae a wife and bairns at hame,
An alas for lyin sae near ye!
'But I'se gar ye be headit or hangt,
Or marry me the morn,
Or else pay down ten thousand crowns
For giein o me the scorn.'
'For my head, I canna want;
I love my lady dearly ”

“ Or ye maun marry me the morn;
Or headit of hangit ye sall be,
For ye sanna gie me the scorn.'
'My head's the thing I canna weel want;
My lady she loves me dearlie;
Nor yet hae I means ye to maintain ”