False Knight- Johnnie Whyte (Perth) 1975 Williamson
[My abbrev. title (The False Knight Upon the Road) from Mrs. Linda Williamsons (wife of Duncan Williamson) 1985 thesis on Scottish Travellers (Narrative Singing Among Scots Travellers)
R. Matteson 2018]
The False Knight Upon the Road- sung by Johnnie Whyte of Perthshire Recorded in 1975 and 1978 by Mrs. Williamson; He learned the song when she was small from his mother.
1 O what have you got in your pack said the false knight upon the road
At's my bannocks and my books said the wee boy and still he stood.
2. Wad ye gie jist a bit said the false knight upon the road,
Aye an' that a deal a crumb said the wee boy and still he stood
3. If I had you on the moor said the false knight upon the road
And you wis a damn good hoor[1] said the wee boy and still he stood.
4 If I had you at thon hill said the false knight upon the road
Aye and me with a damn good stick said the wee boy and still he stood.
1. whore