The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V12
The English And Scottish Popular Ballads volume V12
Francis James Child
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12 ' And when my sweetheart asks of thee, Saying, What 's become of John ? Ye '11 tell frae me, I 'm ower the sea, To buy a wedding gown. 13 ' And when my sister asks of thee, Saying, William, where is John ? Ye '11 tell frae me, I 'm ower the sea, To learn some merry sang. 14 ' And when my mother asks of thee, Saying, William, where is John ? Tell her I 'm buried in green Fordland, The grass growing ower my tomb. ' 15 He 's taen him up upon his back, Carried him to yon church-yard, And dug a g...rave baith wide and deep, And he was buried there. 16 He laid a head-stane at his head, Another at his feet, 49. THE TWA BROTHERS 443 And laid a green sod on his breast, The souner he might sleep. 17 His father asked when he came hame, Saying, ' William, where is John ? ' Then John said, ' He is ower the sea, To bring you hame some wine. ' 18 ' What blood is this upon you, William, And looks sae red on thee ? ' ' It is the blood o my grey-hound, He woudna run for me. ' 19 ' that 's nae like your grey-hound's blude, William, that I do see ; I fear it is your own brother's blood That looks sae red on thee.
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