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'O hon, alas! for I was youngest,
And aye my wierd it was the hardest.
38
'The kavil it on me did fa,
Whilk was the cause of a' my woe.
39
'For to the grene-wood I maun gae,
To pu the red rose and the slae;
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'To pu the red rose and the thyme,
To deck my mother's bour and mine.
41
'I hadna pu'd a flower but ane,
When by there came a gallant hende,
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'Wi high-colld hose and laigh-colld shoon,
And he seemd to be sum king's son.
43
'And be I maid or be I nae,
He kept me there till the close o day.
44
'And be I maid or be I nane,
He kept me there till the day was done.
45
'He gae me a lock o his yellow hair,
And bade me keep it ever mair.
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'He gae me a carknet o bonny beads,
And bade me keep it against my needs.