Wandering shepherdess, or, The betrayed damsel/Cockpen, or when she came ben she bobbed
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Cockpen, or when she came ben she bobbed.
ORIGINAL WORDS.
O, when she came ben she bobbed fu' low,
O, when she came ben she bobbed fu' low,
And when she came ben she kiss'd Cockpen,
And syne deny'd se did if at a'.
O, when she came ben she bobbed fu' low,
And when she came ben she kiss'd Cockpen,
And syne deny'd se did if at a'.
And waspa Cockpen right saucie with a',
And wasna Cockpen right saucie with a',
In leaving the daughter of a loral,
And kissin' a collier lassie an' a'?
And wasna Cockpen right saucie with a',
In leaving the daughter of a loral,
And kissin' a collier lassie an' a'?
O never look down, my lassie, at a',
O never look down, my lassie, at a',
Thy lips are as sweet, and thy figure complete,
As the finest dame in castle or ha'.
O never look down, my lassie, at a',
Thy lips are as sweet, and thy figure complete,
As the finest dame in castle or ha'.
Tho' thou has nae silk and holland sae sma',
Tho' thou bas nae silk and holland sae sma',
Thy coat and thy sark are thy ain handy wark,
And lady Jean was never sae braw
Tho' thou bas nae silk and holland sae sma',
Thy coat and thy sark are thy ain handy wark,
And lady Jean was never sae braw