“The first part [1–7] is sung to the air of Bonny House of Airly, and the last, Haud awa frae me, Donald.”
74. was laid behind, O: behind wrongly for by him. Cf. A 94, etc.
94. succeed the fame. So I 10 nearly: F 8 did exceed the fame. This line evidently troubled reciters. Another set, says Pitcairn, gives. It did exceed the same. B 11, C 15, K 19 have a reading which we may take to be near the original.
F.
14. To keep (haud).
G.
In stanzas of eight lines. “Tune, a rude set of Mill, Mill O.” After 4: “The song went on to narrate the forcing her to bed; when the tune changes to something like Jenny dang the weaver.”
I.
124. As a variation, but wrongly (see 134), Did feel his good claymore, lady.
J.