sae wide.
and auld bck joan frae cri peel,
o' gipsy kith an' kin;
five wighter carlins were na found
the south trie within.
to send a d to london town,
they met upon a day;
and mony a knight, and mony a ird,
this errand fain wad gae.
o mony a knight, and mony a ird,
this errand fain wad gae;
but nae ane could their fancy please,
o ne'er a a twae.
the first ane was a belted knight,
bred of a border band;
and he wad gae to london town,
might nae man him withstand.
and he wad do their errands weel,
and meikle he wad
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