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Margaret, Jind Jean; The>- would na* -i^fay iri bonnj Cajtle
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They had not been in Aberdeen O wo to >-ou, captain OgiKie,
A twelveiBonth and a da_>v And an ill death thou fihaTt die;
Till lady Jean fell in love witittfaptOgihie.For taking to my daughter,
[ And aWa^ with.^him (he -would gae. Hahyectthou fhalt 0«V
IWord came to the dufc^ of Gordon,
In the chamber ^ere he. lay,
Lad> Jean has felfin love with captOgilvie,
And away with him fhe would gae.
Go faddle me the black horfe.
And _>-ou'!l ride on the grey;
And 1 will ricje to bonny Aberdeen,
Where I have been many a da^ V
They were not a mih frpm Aberdeen,
* A, mile bu* only three.
Till he met with his two daughters walking.
But away was lady Jean.
Where is your After, maidens?
Where is your fifter, now?
Vhere is >Tour fifter, maidens,
That fhe is not walking with jou?"
j'O pardon us, honoured father,
O pardon us, they did fay;
.ady Jean is with captain Ogilvie,
And away with him (he will gaeV
^nd when he came to Aberdeen,
And down upon the' green,
her© did he fee captain Ogilvie,
Training up his men.
Duke Gordon has wrote a broad letfei ,
' And fent it^o the king.
To caufe hang captain Ogilvie,
If ever he hanged a man.
I will not han'g captain Ogilvie,
For no lord that I fe6; |
Bu till* caufe him to put off the laceKiieai
And put on the fingleliveryr ^lel.
Word came to captain Ogilvie,
In the chamber where fee hy ,
To caft off the gold lace and fcarletV .
And put on tht fingle livery.
If this be for bonny Jeany Gordon ;
This pennance I'll take wi';
If this be for bonny Jeany Gordon,
All this 1 win drceV
I.ady Jean had not been married.
Not a ^ear but three.
Till fhe had a babe in ever_) arm, ■
Another upon her knee.
O but 1 m wear^' of wandering.'
O but my fortune is bad.'
It fete not the duke of Gordons daugh(er
To iollow a foldier lad .^tc.Htc.&c.

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