2
She gave to me a gay gold ring,
With three shining diamonds set therein.
3
And I gave to her a silver wand,
With three singing lavrocks set thereon.
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'What if these diamonds lose their hue,
Just when your love begins for to rew?'
5
He's left the land, and he's gone to sea,
And he's stayd there seven years and a day.
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But when he looked this ring upon,
The shining diamonds were both pale and wan.
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He's left the seas and he's come to the land,
And there he met with an auld beggar man.
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'What news, what news, thou auld beggar man
For it is seven years sin I've seen lan.'
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'No news,' said the old beggar man, 'at all,
But there is a wedding in the king's hall.'
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'Wilt thou give to me thy begging coat?
And I'll give to thee my scarlet cloak.
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'Wilt thou give to me thy begging staff?
And I'll give to thee my good gray steed.'