Poems and Ballads (Third Series) - Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles - Swinburne—Vol. III by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Mother, my mother.
And what will ye drink the day ye're wed? One with another. But ae drink of the wan well-head, Mother, my mother. And whatten a water is that to draw? One with another. We maun draw thereof a', we maun drink thereof a', Mother, my mother. And what shall ye pu' where the well rins deep? One with another. Green herb of death, fine flower of sleep, Mother, my mother. Are there ony fishes that swim therein? One with another. The white fish grace, and the red fish sin, Mother, my mother. Are there ony birds that sing thereby? One with another. O when they come thither they sing till they die, Mother, my mother. Is there ony draw-bucket to that well-head? One with another. There's a wee well-bucket hangs low by a thread, |
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