Searching for lyrics to a song, Scottish? Northern Irish? I know only by the name of "Jane McWilliams". Begins "Jane McWilliams it is my name, I have brought myself for to sin and shame, for the murdering of my baby dear, there was never a mother so severe". The song goes to talk about Jane drowning her son who grabs onto some weeds and begs, "Oh mommy, oh mommy, please let me ashore, and I'll go where you'll never see me more" Jane then states, "But I being angry at the same, I took and pushed him in again". I believe that at the end Jane is hung for the murder and speaks out a warning from the scaffold to all young woman to, "Keep away from bad company...." Any help would be so much appreciated - Thank you - Mary E.

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