Amang The Blue Flowers and Yellow- 1827 Child D
[This single verse appears in Motherwell's Minstrelsy, Appendix, p. xix, No VXII. The title is supplied from that edition. I've also similarly titled Child C from Motherwell's MS. Below is the brief entry from Motherwell.]
Amang The Blue Flowers and Yellow- Version D; Child 25 Willie's Lyke-Wake
Motherwell's Minstrelsy, Appendix, p. xix, No VXII.
1 'O Johnie, dear Johnie, what makes ye sae sad?'
As the sun shines ower the valley
'I think nae music will mak ye glad.'
Amang the blue flowers and the yellow
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XVII. AMANG THE BLUE FLOWERS AND YELLOW [Motherwell 1827]
This ballad is not inserted in this collection. The air was deemed worthy of preservation.
0 Johnie, dear Johnie, what makes ye sae sad,
As the sun shines ower the valley;
I think nae music will mak ye glad,
Amang the blue flowers and the yellow.