Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2 (of 4)
CONTENTS
True Thomas lay o'er yon grassy bank;
And he beheld a lady gay;
A lady that was brisk and bold,
Come riding o'er the ferny brae.
Her shirt was o' the grass-green silk,
Her mantle o' the velvet fine;
At ilka tett of her horse's mane,
Hung fifty silver bells and nine.
True Thomas, he took off his hat,
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POPULAR BRITISH BALLADS
ANCIENT AND MODERN
Chosen and edited by R. Brimley Johnson
THOMAS THE RHYMER
THE BONNY HIND
KING HENRY
WILLY'S LADY
THE DÆMON LOVER
THE WIFE OF USHER'S WELL
CLERK SAUNDERS
LORD DONALD
FINE FLOWERS IN THE VALLEY
YOUNG HUNTING
THE TWA CORBIES
THE DOWIE DENS O' YARROW
GRÆME AND BEWICK
THE LAMENT OF THE BORDER WIDOW
FAIR ANNIE
THE GAY GOSS-HAWK
BROWN ADAM
THE LAIRD O' LOGIE
JOHNNIE OF BREADISLEE
KINMONT WILLY
THE DROWNED LOVERS
THE TWA BROTHERS
THE LAIRD OF WARISTOUN
YOUNG BEICHAN AND SUSIE
LIZZIE LINDSAY
THE BIRTH OF ROBIN HOOD
THE BARON OF BRACKLEY
CHILD VYET
ROBIN HOOD AND THE MONK
THE BONNY HOUSE O' AIRLY
BONNY JAMES CAMPBELL
RICHIE STORY
EPPIE MORRIE
YOUNG AKIN
BONNY ANNIE
THE LAIRD O' DRUM
THE DEATH OF QUEEN JANE
THE GARDENER
JOHNNY SCOTT
KEMP OWYNE
THE WEARY COBLE O' CARGILL
JOHN THOMSON AND THE TURK
LORD DERWENTWATER
THE TWA MAGICIANS
BROWN ROBIN
BLANCHEFLOUR AND JELLYFLORICE
THE EARL OF MAR'S DAUGHTER
THE FAUSE LOVER
THE UNQUIET GRAVE.
PEASANT BALLADS
THE BROKEN TOKEN
YOUNG ROGER OF THE VALLEY
THE GOLDEN GLOVE
SIR ARTHUR AND CHARMING MOLLEE
UNDAUNTED MARY
THE WILTSHIRE WEDDING
THE TREES THEY ARE SO HIGH
GREEN BROOM
BONNY BARBARA ALLAN
AS JOHNNY WALKED OUT
THE BROWN GIRL
THE ROVING JOURNEY-MAN
THYME AND RUE
THE BAILIFF'S DAUGHTER OF ISLINGTON
THE SIMPLE PLOUGHBOY
ROBBIE TAMSON'S SMIDDIE
CUPID'S GARDEN
KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT
THE KING AND THE COUNTRYMAN
SADDLE TO RAGS
THE WEEK'S WORK
FARMER'S BOY
TOMMY LINN
THE MERMAID
CAPTAIN WARD AND THE RAINBOW
[Broadside.]
GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY
GOLDEN VANITEE
THE YORKSHIRE HORSE-DEALER
WIDDICOMBE FAIR
LAZARUS
THE GAY LADY THAT WENT TO CHURCH
