this is interesting. I sing this song, having seen it in (I believe) William Cole's collection of British Isles folk songs.

I have my doubts about the name Luman. I never the name before. Do you suppose it's a variant on the old word "leman," which means beloved person of the opposite sex?

When I sing it, I eliminate the broad Scots features. I figure if Burns miraculously appeared at my home, I wouldn't make him speak like me. Therefore I don't have to speak like him. Seem fair?