6 'Where is the lord of this house?'
said Long Lankyn:
'He is gone to fair London,'
said the false nurse to him.
7 'Where is the ladye of this house?'
said Long Lankyn:
'She's asleep in her chamber,'
said the false nurse to him.
8 'Where is the heir of this house?'
said Long Lankyn:
'He's asleep in his cradle,'
said the false nurse to him.
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9 'We'll prick him, and prick him,
all over with a pin,
And that will make your ladye
to come down to him.'
10 So he pricked him and pricked,
all over with a pin,
And the nurse held a basin
for the blood to run in.
11 'Oh nurse, how you sleep!
Oh nurse, how you snore!'
And you leave my little son Johnstone
to cry and to roar.'
12 'I've tried him with suck,
and I've tried him with pap;
So come down, my fair ladye,
and nurse him in your lap.'
13 'Oh nurse, how you sleep!
Oh nurse, how you snore!
And you leave my little son Johnstone
to cry and to roar.'
14 'I've tried him with apples,
I've tried him with pears;
So come down, my fair ladye,
and rock him in your chair.'