. An earthly nourris sits and sings, And aye she sings, "Ba lilly wean, Little ken I my bairn's father, Far less the land that he staps in.
From the Child ballad number 113(above) "my bairn" would state that the nourris is actually the mother. Other variants may lead to a different conclusion.
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