That will tell what I can say;
That will go to Cockleys Well,
Tell my mither to fetch me away?"
21. There was a [bird] into that wood,
That carried the tidings away,
And many ae[72] was the well-wight man
At the fetching o' Johnie away.
[61] Rose.
[62] Prepare.
[63] Ready.
[64] Has fallen ill with anxiety.
[65] Bush of whin, furze.
[66] Leaped.
[67] Quarter--the fourth part of a yard.
[68] "But and"--as well as.
[69] Bear, endure.
[70] Make, cause.
[71] Quickly.
[72] One.
[61] Rose.
[62] Prepare.