7 'Can't you please my child
with white bread and breast-wine?'
'O lady, come down,
and please him awhile.'
8 'How can I go down,
this cold winter's night,
Without a fire in the kitchen,
or candle to light?'
9 'You've got nine bright lamps,
just as bright as the king;
Lady, come down,
and light one of them.'
10 . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
False Lantin he took her
so brave in his arms.
11 Saying, Where is your friend,
or where is your foe,
That will hold the gold basin,
your heart's blood to flow?
12 'My nurse is not my friend,
my nurse is my foe;
She'll hold the gold basin,
my heart's blood to flow.
13 'O spare my life
for one summer's day,
And I'll give you as much money
as there's sand in the sea.'
14 'I'll not spare your life
for one summer's day,
And I wont have as much money
as there's sand in the sea.'
15 'O spare me my life
until one o'clock,
And I'll give you Queen Betsie,
the flower of the flock.'
16 'O mama, dear mama,
then please him awhile;
My dada is coming,
he's dressed in great style.'