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The Bed-Making
— The girl is sent into service "when I was young." Her master becomes enamored o…
Bonnie Annie
— A ship's captain seduces (Annie) and takes her to sea with him. The ship they a…
The Broom of Cowdenknows
— A gentleman sees a pretty (shepherdess), and lies with her (without her leave).…
Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane
— Burd Ellen is at her knitting, crying over her baby. Young Tamlane, apparently …
The Cruel Mother
— A woman is (preparing to be wed, but is) pregnant (by another man). When her ch…
Davy Faa (Remember the Barley Straw)
— (A man courts a neighbour's daughter by disguising himself as) a tinker. The ti…
The Foggy Dew (The Bugaboo)
— The singer courts the girl and takes her to bed "to keep her from the foggy dew…
Lady Diamond
— The king's daughter Lady (Daisy) is with child by a kitchen boy. The king has t…
Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbour (Feller from Fortune)
— "Oh, there's lots of fish in Bonavist' Harbour, lots of fish right in around he…
The Maid Gaed to the Mill
— "The maid's gaed to the mill by night, sae wanton... That she should hae her co…