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Sandy Paton Lyr Req: Twa Sisters / Lay Bent to the Bonny Broom (26) RE: 'twasisters' lay the bent to bonny broom 23 Apr 01

I think it was Evelyn Wells, in The Ballad Tree that conjectured that crossing a branch of bent with one of broom at the door to the croft was believed to ward off the devil. I'll have to look it up, though.

Ewan MacColl recorded the "Riddles Wisely Expounded" version that uses this refrain. The reference makes sense in that ballad, doesn't it? I can also check Ewan's source.

Sandy

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