The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #40326   Message #1944289
Posted By: Folkiedave
22-Jan-07 - 10:40 AM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tune Req: The Rose of Allendale / Allandale
Subject: RE: The Rose of Allendale
Ossian publications. Sold all mine!!

I took a look at Huntington. Alongside R of A is:

"In the Nauticon Journal is this little gem called "Mary's Cot" which surely is a traditional version of R of A.

It begins:

The morn was clear, the morn serene.
Not a breath came o'er the sea.
When Mary left her Highland Cot
To wander forth with me......

three more verses......