a. Buchan’s Gleanings, p. 158. b. Maidment’s North Countrie Garland, p. 31. c. Kinloch’s Ballad Book, p. 31.
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O Errol’s place is a bonny place,
It stands upon yon plain;
The flowers on it grow red and white,
The apples red and green.
The ranting o ‘t and the danting o ‘t,
According as ye ken,
The thing they ca the danting o ‘t,
Lady Errol lies her lane.