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Thread #174736 Message #4237437
Posted By: Mo the caller
28-Mar-26 - 07:03 AM
Thread Name: Baillif's Daughter. How does he travel
Subject: Bailiff's Daughter. How does he travel
I seem to remember singing (when the bailiff's daughter tells her true love that she is dead)
"If she be dead then take my steed My saddle and bridle also And I will go to some foreign land Where no man shall me know."
It all made sense when we sang it at school but now I wonder how he will get to his destination, if he gives away his horse. Also why he thinks life will be any better there.