And better it were that thy baby and thou, O,
Should drown than the crew of the vessel, I vow, O.’
9
‘O get me a boat that is narrow and thin, O,
And set me and my little baby therein, O:’
‘O no, it were better that thy baby and thou, O,
Should drown than the crew of the vessel, I vow, O.’
10
They got a white napkin, about her head bound it,
They got a white napkin, about her feet wound it;