#E. b.#
_No account is given of the variations of the printed copy from
the manuscript, but it is presumed that the larger ones were
traditional._
1^3. And monie ane got broken heads.
2^1. she gaed.
2^4. To pray.
3^1. into.
3^3. And ilka ane.
_After 3:_
Up bespak a Norlan lord,
I wat he spak na bonnie;
‘If ye’ll stay here a little while,
Ye’ll see Geordie hangit shortly.’
4^1. Then up bespak.
4^{3,4}.
If ye’ll pay doun five hundred crowns,
Ye ‘se get your true-love Geordie.
_After 4:_
Some lent her guineas, some lent her crowns,
Some lent her shillings monie,
And she’s paid doun five hundred crowns,
And she’s gotten her bonnie love Geordie.
5^1. hie steed.
5^2. ahint.
_Burden, first line_: My Geordie O, my Geordie O.
#F.#
“Sung to a tune something similar to ‘My Nannie O.’”
10^3. 10000.
12^3. 5000.
#G.#
8^3, 9^3. 500.