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15 May 05 - 04:20 PM (#1485559) Subject: Lyr Req: chris coe's laird logie #182 From: Roberto Please, help correct and complete this text, Chris Coe's recording of Laird Logie, Child n° 182, on BANDOGGS, lp, 1978 (with Nic Jones, Pete Coe and Tony Rose). Thank you. R The young laird of Logie is into prison cast Carmichael's the keeper of the key Margaret is sick, aye, and very, very sick And all for the love of Young Logie When that she came before the King She's bowed down lowly upon her knee O what's the matter, Margaret? – he said And what means all this courtesie? A boon, a boon, my noble liege A boon, a boon I beg of thee The very first boon that ever I did crave: Grant me the life of Young Logie O no! O no, May Margaret – he said Such a thing can never be Not for all the gold in fair Scotland I cannot set Young Logie free Margaret has stolen the king's reading-comb And likewise the queen's gold wedding-knife And sent these tokens to Carmichael And bid him to ... Young Logie's life She's sent her love a purse of the red, red gold Another of the white money She's sent him a pistol to each hand And bade him to shoot when he got free When Logie he came to the Tolbooth stair There he has fired ... bullets three The King he has waken out of his sleep And up from his bed rose hastily Go out, go out, me merrie men all And bade Carmichael come to me I'll wager me castles and all of me lands That yonder's the shot of Logie free When Carmichael he came before the king He bowed down lowly upon his knee Tomorrow before the ... begin ? hang .... ?? Carmichal's away to May Margaret's bower Even as fast as he might flee: O would it be Young Logie be within I beg him to go and speak wi' me Margaret she turnd her round and round about And a loud laugh laughed she: The egg is cheeped and the bird is flown You'll see no more of Young Logie Margaret has shipped from the pier of Leith And Logie from the Queen's ferry She's gotten a father to her son The wanton ranting Young Logie |
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15 May 05 - 05:19 PM (#1485604) Subject: Lyr Add: LAIRD LOGIE (Child #182, from Chris Coe) From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Roberto this is what I hear. Mick LAIRD LOGIE The young laird of Logie is into prison cast Carmichael's the keeper of the key Margaret is sick, aye, and very, very sick And all for the love of Young Logie When that she came before the King She's knelt down lowly upon her knee O what's the matter, Margaret? – he said And what means all this courtesie? A boon, a boon, my noble liege A boon, a boon I beg of thee The very first boon that ever I did crave: Grant me the life of Young Logie O no! O no, May Margaret – he said For such a thing can never be Not for all the gold in fair Scotland I cannot set Young Logie free Margaret has stolen the king's reading-comb And likewise the queen's gold wedding-knife And sent these tokens to Carmichael And bid him to yield Young Logie's life She's sent her love a purse of the red, red gold Another of the white money She's sent him a pistol to each hand And bade him to shoot when he got free When Logie he came to the Tolbooth stair There he has fired full volleys three The King he has wakened out of his sleep And up from his bed rose hastily Go out, go out, me merrie men all And bid Carmichael come to me I'll wager me castles and all of me lands That yonder's the shot of Logie free When Carmichael he came before the king He fell down lowly upon his knee Tomorrow before that I dine said the king High-hanged shall Carmichael be Carmichael's away to May Margaret's bower Even as fast as he might flee: O would the Young Logie be within I beg him to come and speak wi' me Margaret she turnd her round and round about And a loud laugh laughed she: The egg is chipped and the bird is flown You'll see no more of Young Logie Margaret has shipped from the pier of Leith And Logie from the Queen's ferry She's gotten a father to her son The wanton ranting Young Logie Source: Chris Coe, LP Bandoggs |
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16 May 05 - 02:20 AM (#1485839) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chris coe's laird logie #182 From: Roberto Thank you, Mick. R |
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16 May 05 - 03:19 PM (#1486164) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chris coe's laird logie #182 From: Howard Jones So what is a "reading comb" and a "wedding knife"? |
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16 May 05 - 04:21 PM (#1486193) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: chris coe's laird logie #182 From: Malcolm Douglas Chris used a collated text; largely Child' example A (from Scott's Minstrelsy) with parts from the other examples. Scott has "redding kaim", and glosses it as "comb for the hair". The verb to redd means to prepare, make tidy, disentangle, groom (the hair), and so on. Related to the more common rid. A redder or red-comb is of the large-toothed variety. I don't know that "wedding knife" has any special meaning beyond perhaps being a knife used at a wedding and kept for sentimental value. |