Grandam boy, grandam boy, heye!
Leg a derry Leg a merry mett mer whoope whir
Drivance, Larumben, Grandam boy, heye!
2.
2.1,2 ‘White’: so in the MS.; perhaps should be ‘while’ in each case. ‘washed’ is washee in the MS.
White shee washed & white shee ronge,
White shee hang’d o’ the hazle wand.
3.
There came an old palmer by the way,
Sais, ‘God speed thee well, thou faire maid.