- Berayna
The first that came was a fair maid acombing on her locks
she said she saw Berayna amongst the geese and ducks
with a whoop whoop whoop and a heighho along the narrow stretch
with a rat tat tat and a tippy tippy top and
down the rolling bow wow wow with a toodle oodle oodle and a bugle sound
Through the woods he ran Billy boy then through the woods he ran.
The next that came was a gentleman a walkin down the street
- Cold And Raw
Cold and raw the North did blow, bleak in a morning early;
All the trees were hid with snow, cover'd with winter fearly:
As I came riding o'er the slough, I met with a Farmer's Daughter;
Rosie cheeks, and bonny brow, geud faith, made my mouth to water.
Down I vail'd my bonnet low, meaning to show my breeding,
She return'd a graceful bow, her visage far exceeding:
I ask'd her where she went so soon, and long'd to begin a parley:
- My Thing Is My Own
A sweet-scented courtier did give me a kiss
And promised me mountains if I would be his
But I'll not believe him, for it is too true
Courtiers promise much more than they do
My thing is my own, and I'll keep it so still
Other young lasses can do as they will
My thing is my own, and I'll keep it so still
- Soldier Boy for Me
We go walking on the green grass, thus, thus, thus,
Come all you pretty fair maids,
Come walk along with us.
So pretty and so fair
As you take yourself to be,
I'll choose you for a partner,
Come walk along with me.
- The Northern Lasse's Lamentation
The Northern Lasses lamentation,
OR
The unhappy Maids Misfortune
Since she did from her freinds depart
No earthly thing can cheer her heart
But still she doth her case Lament,
Being always filld with discontent,
Resolving to do nought but mourn,
- Una sanosa porfia
Una sañosa porfía
sin ventura va pujando
Ya nunca tuve alegría
ya mi mal se va ordenando.
Ya fortuna disponía
quitar mi próspero mando
Qu’el bravo León d’España