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^^ My blessings on ye, my bonnie boy !
I wish I'd been there my lane."
He's taen his mother by the hand,
His six brothers also ;
And they are on through Elmond's wood,
As fast as they could go.
They wistna weel where they were gaun,
Wi' the stratlings o' their feet ;
They wistna weel where they were g&un,
Till at her father's yett.
" I hae nae money in my pocket,
But royal rings hae three ;
I'll gie them you, my eldest son,
And ye'll walk there for me-
Ye'll gie the first to the proud porter ;
And he will let you in :
You'll gie the next to the butler-boy ;
And he will show you ben :
You'll gie the next to the ministrell,
That plays before the king ;
He'll play success to the bonnie boy.
Cam through the wood his lane."
He gae the first to the proud porter •
And he opened and loot him in.
He gae the neist to the butler-boy ;
And he has shown him ben.
He gae the third to the ministrell.
That played before the king ;
And he played success to the bonnie boy,
Came through the wood his lane.
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