“The Lady of Arngosk”
Description
Fragment: "The Highlandmen has a' come down... They've stowen away the bonny lass, The Lady of Arngosk." They dress her in her silken gown, and the Highland leader draws his sword and bids her come. They tie her hands, but she scorns them
Notes
Child's notes to this are about twelve times as long as the actual three-stanza text (the only fragment recovered, and likely the only one which ever will be recovered), and give the apparent background to the song. The lyrics itself are so fragmentary, however, that they could well be a minor adaption of some similar piece such as "Eppie Morrie." - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Eppie Morrie" [Child 223] (plot)
References
- Child 224, "The Lady of Arngosk" (1 text)
- Roud #4019
- BI, C224