Through the Wood as the Lady Ran

DESCRIPTION: "And thro' the wood as the lady ran, She pu'd a bram'le at the hin'er end."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (Greig/Duncan8)
KEYWORDS: nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan8 1793, "Through the Wood as the Lady Ran" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #13021
NOTES [84 words]: The current description is all of the Greig/Duncan8 fragment.
The notes to Greig/Duncan8 would have us compare this fragment to "The Stripling." While the fragment lines are not in the Greig/Duncan5 texts of that song the fragment here could conceivable be a missing piece to that song. - BS
People attempting to disguise their tracks would sometimes tie some sort of plant to their horses' feet or their own backs; I'm guessing that is what is happening here. But, obviously, we have no clue as to why. - RBW
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File: GrD81793

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