The book of British ballads . The king sits in Dunfermline town,Drinking the blude-red wine : O where will I get a skeely skipperTo sail this new ship of mine ? O up and spake an eldern knight,Sat at the kings right knee : Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailorThat ever sailed the sea. Our king has written a braid letter,And sealed it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens,Was walking on the strand. Franklin, del. T Armstrong, T. Armsuoug. sc. To Noroway, to Noroway, To Noroway oer the faem ;The kings daughter of Noroway, T is thou maun bring her hame ! The first word that Sir Patr
The book of British ballads . The king sits in Dunfermline town,Drinking the blude-red wine : O where will I get a skeely skipperTo sail this new ship of mine ? O up and spake an eldern knight,Sat at the kings right knee : Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailorThat ever sailed the sea. Our king has written a braid letter,And sealed it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens,Was walking on the strand. Franklin, del. T Armstrong, T. Armsuoug. sc. To Noroway, to Noroway, To Noroway oer the faem ;The kings daughter of Noroway, T is thou maun bring her hame ! The first word that Sir Patrick read, Sae loud loud laughed he ;The neist word that Sir Patrick read, The tear blindit his ee. O wha is this has done this deed, And tauld the king o me,To send us out at this time o the year, To sail upon the sea ? Be it wind, be it weet, be it hail, be it sleet, Our ship must sail the faem;The kings daughter of Noroway T is we must fetch her hame. They hoysed their sails on Monenday morn Wi a the speed they may ;They hae landed in Noroway Upon a Wodensday. They hadna been a week, a week In Noroway, but twae,When that the lords o Noroway Began aloud to say : Ye Scottishmen spend a our kings gowd And a our queenis fee.— Ye lie, ye lie ye liars loud! Fu loud I hear ye lie! For I hae brought as much white monie As gane my men and me,And I hae brought a half-fou o gude red gowd Out owre the sea wi me. Make ready, make ready my
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