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R176840 1 NONE Gaberlunzie Man, The THE silly poor Man came o'er the Lee, / With many Good-day and Good-even to thee, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1055 AN EXCELLEN BALLADT, / INTITULED / The Gaberlunzie-Man. AN EXCELLENT BALLAD, / ENTITLED / The Gaberlunzie-Man. ?-?

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(1) THE silly poor Man came o'er the Lee, With many Good-day and Good-even to thee, Seeking Help for Courtesie, O lodge a silly poor Man, etc. (2) The Night was cald he was all wet, And down beyond the Fire he sate, He took the Meal-Pocks off his Back, And he began to sing, etc. (3) I wish says she I were as white, As ever the Snow lay on the Dyke, It's I wou'd dress me Lady like, And with thee wou'd I gang, etc. (4) O quoth he, and ye were as black, As e're the Crown of my Father's Hat, You shou'd ly down at my Back, And away with you I'd gang, etc. [5] And there the two made up the Plot, And rose a little before the Cock, So cunningly she shut the Lock, And to the Fields they're gane, etc. [6] Now Staff and Steel to wone thy Bread, And Spindle and Whorle to spin a Threed, Says she it is a gentle Trade indeed, And away with thee I'll gang, etc. [7] So in the Morning the Good-wife rose, And slowly puts she on her Clothes, And to the Servant Lass she goes, Where lyes the silly poor Man, etc. [8] She went to the Place where the poor Man lay, The Sheets was cold, he was away, And ay she says a dooleful Day, For I fear he's done me harm. (9) Some ran to Coffers some ran to Chist, All was there, Nothing was mist;
And ay she cry'd, Now Thanks be blest, For he has done no Harm. etc. (10) She went to the Bed where her Daughter lay, The Sheets were cold she was away; And ay she cry'd, A doolful Day! For she's follow'd the Gaberlouzy Man. et[c.] (11) Some rode upon Horse, some ran upon Foot, The poor Old Wife ran out of her Wit, And ay she cries, A doolful Fit! She's follow'd the Graberlounzie Man, et[c.] [12] When Nine Months were come and gone, The Begger he came back again, Seeking Help, for himself alone, As he was a silly poor Man. etc. [13] Say she, I love no Begger alone; For I had no Daughters, but only one, And away with a Begger she has gone, And I wist when nor where. [14] I set him down beyond the Fire, I gave him all at his Desire, And now I may take up my Hire, For what I got by him. [15] O Good-wife, what would you give, For a Sight of your Daughter alive? O false Lown, I fear it's thee I wish I had thee slain. [16] No Good-wife, it may not be, She's better than I got her from thee, She has a Kinshine on her Knee. And a Babe into her Wime. [17] As she came riding up the Sand, And Four and Twenty at her Hand, She was the fairest in the Land; And she'll go with the Gaberlounzie Man.
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