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1 O Mother, take you John Evangelist

All for to be your son, And he will comfort you sometimes,

Mother, as I have done.'

' O come, thou John Evangelist,

Thou'rt welcome unto me; But more welcome my own dear Son,

Whom I nursed on my knee/

Then He laid His head on His right shoulder, Seeing death it struck Him nigh

  • The Holy Ghost be with your soul,

I die, Mother dear, I die/

O the rose, the gentle rose,

And the fennel that grows so green !

God give us grace in every place To pray for our king and queen.

Furthermore for our enemies all

Our prayers they should be strong :

Amen, good Lord ; your charity Is the ending of my song.

Two Rivers

GAYS Tweed to Till ^ ' What gars ye rin sae still ? * Says Till to Tweed 1 Though ye rin with speed

And I rin slaw, For ae man that ye droon

I droon twa/

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