“The Shepherd Lad o' Rhynie”

Description

"Come ye, oh come, my bonnie lass, We'll both join hands and marry." The girl wishes she could, but her father "keeps me under guard." Unable to win the girl, he jumps off a cliff in Rhynie. She dies for love

References

  1. Ord, pp. 466-467, "The Shepherd Lad o' Rhynie" (1 text)
  2. Roud #5152
  3. BI, Ord466

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1930 (Ord)
Found in: Britain(Scotland)