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C a p t a i n
WEDDERBURJSTS
COURTSHIP
To which is added,
The Wandering Boy
STIRLING:
Printed
and Svld, Whblesttk and
by WtMA<$XE, BcokseHer.
Ettail,
�CAPTAIN" WEi>lMBBURL'S
COURTSHIP-
The Lord of festlrrt daughter,
Waik'd lino' the woods her lane,,
And by came Captain Wedderburn,
A servant to the King s
H e said unto his servant man,
W e r e it not Against the law,
* 1 would tak& her to my own bed,
And lay her next the wa\
I'm walking here alone, she says,
Ar/uuig my father's trees
And you m&^lfet me walk - alone,
\
Kind Sir, now if you please j.
The supper-hell it will be rung,
And I'll be raiss'd, you know j.
So I will not lie fti your bed,
Neither at slock nor wa',
H e says, my pretty lady,.
I pray lend me your hand 5
And you*H have drums and trufcpc£$>.
Always at your command 5
And fifty men to $u&rd youIvitli,
W k o well their swords. c.aa draw >
\
�And well both lie in ae bed,
And tkofi's lie next thejva'.
O hold away from me, kind Sir.,
I pray let go my hand y
The supper-*bell it will be runpgf
N o longer must 1 stand : »
M y father he'll no sapper take,
If I be miss'd, you know
So Fil not lie in your bed,
Neither at sto^k nor wa\
Then says the pretty lady,
I pray tell me-your name j
M y name is Captain Wedderhura,
A servant to the king.
Tho* thy father and his men were here,
Of them I'd stand no a^ve,
But jtvo.uld take thee into my bed,
And lay thee next the w a .
H e lighted off his milk-white steed,
And set this lady on,
And held her by tljje milk-white hand,
Even as they rode alone y
H e held her by the middle jump,
For fear that she should fa',
And said, I'll take thee to my W ,
And lay ihee nsxt the wa*.
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He^frok her to Ji:s locl^rng-housc,
H i s landlady lqok#d heiv;
4Safys, many ladies til Jidiijfeurghi Fve seen,,
But never such a one
f ^ r such a pretty face as this,
'
l a It I never saw,
G o ipafce her up a doWn-bed,
And
her npxt the wa,?.
O lipid a way from me, k\nx\ Sir,
JH.
I pray you l$fc me he 5
T o r X will not go to your tetl,
Till you d^ess me dishes ih&ee ;
Pishes three yo-u m*st dress to nie,
I f I ihmUl eat them a',
Before that I lie in your bedf
Either at stotfk o.r
0 I must, have to my kr^per,
A cherry without -a --artone
And I mast have to my 9 1 ppe r,
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A chicken without a bone y
Aqfl I must have to
supp|r,
A bird wkhotii a ga*,
Before I lie into youu bed,
Either at afcoc-k ox wa',
V f e n the cherry h ifrfca the hfeoni^
s p e it halt! no -tttoe $
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And when the chicken is in it's shell,
I'm sure it hath no bone
The dove it is a gentle bird,
It flies without a ga',
And we shall both lie in ae bed,
And thouJs lie next the wa\
Hold away from me, kind 'Sir,
I pray you give me o er,
j&o'r.I will not go to your bed.
Till you tell me qdesirous four.
Questions four yo* must te 1 me,.
And that is twa and iwa,
Or I will noi lie in yuur bed,
Neither afe stock nor wa\
You must g f t me some winter fruit)
That in December g r e w j
And I must have a silk maotel,
That waft was ne'er cad thro" j
What bird sings be si, what wood bu^
What dew does on them fa* 5
Afid then Til lie into your bed,
Ef^her at stock ot
M y father has some winter fruit,
That aw December grew \
M y mother has a silk mantle,
Tiiat waft was ne\r ca'd thro' \
�The eoek crows first, cider bud3 first,
The dew does on them f a ' ;
So we'll both lie into xe bed,
And thou's lie next the wa'.
Hold away from me, kind Sir,
And do not me perplex \
For IM! not lie into yonr bed,
Till you tell ine questions six.
Questions six you must tell to me,
And that is four and ttfa,
Before I lie into your bed,
Either at stock or wa\
What is greener than the grass^
What's higher than the trees \
And what is wtrse than woman's voice,
What's deeper than the seas.
A sparrow s horn, a priest unborn,
This night to join us twa ;
Before i lie into your bed,
Either at* st^ck or waV
Death is greener than the grass \
Sky's higher than the trees \
The devil's worse than woman's voice,
Hell's deeper xhasn the seas ;
A sparrow's horn yoa may well get,
There's one on every pa',
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And two upon the.gab. of it,
And you shall have them a*.
The priest he's standing at the gate,
Jusfc ready to come in j
N o man can say. that he was born.
N o many without a sin.
A hole c&iin his mother's side,
H e from the same did far;
So we shall both lie in ae bed,
And thou's Ue «oxt the wa\
O little did this lady think,
That mtrning when she rose,
That it was t© be the very last,
Of all her maiden days.
But there is not in the king's realta,
T o be found a blyther twa y
And now they tie into ae bed,
And she li«s next the wa\
THE WANDERING
BOY.
When the winter wind whistles along the wild moor,
The cottager shuts on the beggar his door,
When the chilling tear stands in my comfortless eye,
H o w hard is the fate of the w a t e r i n g boy^
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The whiter u cold and I have no place of test,
M y heart is so cold that it heats in my breast,
3STo father, np mother, no kindred have I,
For 1 am the poor little, Wandering Boy. I once had a home, I once had a sire,
A mother who gi anted each infant desire,
Onr cottage it stood embower'd in a vale,
Where the ring-dove it warbled its sorrowful tale.
But hiy father and mother were summoned away,
They left me to hard-ijearted strangers a
I fled from their rigour with many a sigh,
Bui now I am left a poor Wandering Boy.
The winter is cold, and the sndw loads the gale,
There is no one will listen to my innocent tale,
I will go to the grave where my parents do lie,
An<J death shall*be&itnff the poor Wandering Boy*
FINIS.
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Captain Wedderburn's Courtship. To which is added, The Wandering Boy.
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8 pages
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Stirling: Whiteside and Rexall
# of Woodcuts: 1
Activity: hunting
Animal: dog(s)
Animal: horse(s)
Architecture: fence
Bib Context: title-page
Chapbook Date: 1821-1830
Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs
Chapbook Publisher - Stirling: W. Macnie
Gender: man/men
Nature: tree(s)
Object: whip
Outdoor Scene