Jean Redpath's version ends with: Oh faither dear ye've seven sons Ye may wed them all tomorrow For the fairest flower amang them all Was the lad that I lo'ed on Yarrow This confused me. (It didn't confuse me until yesterday, when I was singing it to myself and subsequently became confused.) Her ploughman can't be one of her father's seven sons. Not only would that be quite improper, but there is an obvious difference in rank. "The lad I loved on Yarrow," however, seems to me to refer to her ploughman. Does anyone know what she's talking about?
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