Hi,

If you look back at Ford's version (see above) of Waulkrife Mammy taken from Scotland about 1850 you can see text from the "Maid and Soldier" revisions of the early 1800s.

The soldier (sodger) appears as well as the "moon shines" stanza. The "black and rolling eye" is now found in the chorus as "rolling eye." Ford's version as well as some versions collected by Greig-Duncan in Aberdeenshire in the early 1900s (which date back to the 1800s) show that "Waulrife Mammy" had added text from "Maid and Soldier."

Richie