Ancient Scottish Ballads, Recoverd from Tradition

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ... of down, his ain dear Annie. " What can a woman do, love, I'll do for ye;" Muckle can a woman do, ye canna do for me."--" Lay about, steer about, lay our ship cannie, Do all ye can to save my dear Annie." " I've laid about, steer'd about, laid about cannie, But all I can do, she winna sail for me. Ye'll tak her in your arms twa, lo, lift her cannie, And throw her out owre board, your ain dear Annie." Fe, fowk--people on the verge of death. He has tane her in his arms twa, lo, lifted her cannie, He has thrown her out owre board, his ain dear Annie. As the ship sailed, bonnie Annie she swam, And she was at Ireland as soon as them. He made his love a coflin off the Goats of Yerrow, And buried his bonnie love doun in a sea valley. THERE is a prevalent belief among sea-faring people, that, if a person who has committed any heinous crime be on ship-board, the vessel, as if conscious of its guilty burden, becomes unmanageable, and will not sail till the offender be removed: to discover whom, they usually resort to the trial of those on board, by casting lots; and the individual upon whom the lot falls is declared the criminal, it being believed that Divine Providence interposes in this manner to point out the guilty person. It would be difficult to ascertain where Yerrow is situated; it would seem, however, to be on the seacoast, as " Goats" signifies inlets where the sea enters. " Keep 'weel, keep weel, your half-year's fee, For ye'll soon get a sicht o' your Johnie; But anither woman has my heart, And I am sorry for to leave ye." ' Y etts--gates.-1-Dow. doun-go your way. I Change-hmwe--tavern. Lawing---tavern bill. He hied him doun to...