The bonny brucket lassie
Language: English
The bonny brucket lassie,
She has the tearful een;
She was the fairest lassie
That danced on the green.
A lad he loo'd her dearly,
She did his love return;
But he his vows has broken,
And left the maid to mourn.
"O could I live in darkness,
"Or hide me in the sea,
"Since my love is unfaithful
"And has forsaken me;
"No other love I suffer'd
"Within my breast to dwell,
"In nought I have offended
"But loving him too well."
Her lover heard her mourning,
As by he chanc'd to pass,
And press'd unto his bosom,
The lovely brucket lass;
"My dear", he said, "cease grieving,
"Since that your love's so true,
"My bonny brucket lassie,
"I'll faithful prove to you."
GLOSSARY
Brucket = marked in some way, as with dirt or mud, or disfigured
Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani
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Text added to the website: 2012-09-24.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:03
Line count: 24
Word count: 124
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