There was a knight- John Walker (Aber) 1843 Child
[From Child's ESPB, Additions and Corrections, Volume V, pp. 205-6. Sent in by William Walker. John Walker is not a relative of William Walker a correspondent with child.
R. Matteson 2018]
"There was a knight." Communicated by Mr William Walker, of Aberdeen, as sung, 1893, by John Walker, Portlethen; learned by him from his father, above fifty years before. As delivered, 5-8 precede 2-4.
1 There was a knight on the head o yon hill
Blowing his horn lood and shrill.
Blow, blow, blow the wind, blow
2 ' Ye 'se get to me a camrick sark
Without ae steek o needlewark.
3 ' An ye will wash it in a wall
Where rain never fell nor water sprang.
4 ' An ye sail dry it on a thorn
That never wis sprung sin Adam was born.'
5 ' Ye 'se gie me an acre o red Ian
Atween the see an the watery san.
6 ' An ye will plough it wi yer horn,
An sa it a' wi ae pick o corn.
7 ' . . . . . . . . . . .
An cat it doon wi a sheepshank bone.
8 ' An ye will big it in the sea,
An bring the foonshief dry to me.
9 ' An when ye have done and finished yer wark,
Come in, Jock Sheep, an ye'll get yer sark.'