A Ballad Book, by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, edited by David Laing, p. 157 f, VII; from Sir W. Scott's recollection.
1
'Seven years ye shall be a stone,
. . . . . . .
For many a poor palmer to rest him upon.
And you the fair maiden of Gowden-gane
2
'Seven years ye'll be porter of hell,
And then I'll take you to mysell.'
* * * * *
3
'Weel may I be a' the other three,
But porter of hell I never will be.'
And I, etc.
[A].
21. White shee washee & white.
22. White.