Roger is still up to his old tricks, but is this Jenney or not?
Now Granny's gone to bed Steal in the back way
Ye shall be my favoured lad I'll be your lass alway
Come in this happy night For Granny's fast asleep
And I'll put out the light Fear some should come to peep
Come in this happy night For Granny's fast asleep
And I'll put out the light Fear some should come to peep
So come the back way dear To love me ye'll be free
Should ye kick at Grannys chair Till furder ye'll find me
The fire it may be out Or there'll may be be a spark
For there's nothing half so sweet As kisses i' the dark
Love come the back way in By the Mint and lads love tree*
And where my Grannys bin I' the next chair feel for me
The fire's upo' the hearth And there'll may be [be] a spark
The crickets sing i' mirth And the kiss is sweet at dark
So Roger pulled the string She from the window flew
She was a Lassie sweet He was a lover true
He fell o'er Granny's chair And felt his hearts delight
I' kisses sweet and fair Till morning brought a light
LP II 886
Three poems in one, it can certainly be read in that way.
Not the only time that Clare used this little 'trick'...
She from the window flew
He was a lover true
And felt his hearts delight
Till morning brought a light
* lads love tree = southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)
1 comment:
Many poms both in Burns about coming in the back door, and let nobody see.....And this could well be 'my granny's heiland hame.
#But this comes from the heart and that shapes the language.
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