TheFiveCarlins

thefivecarlins

anelectionballad.

tune—“chevychase.”

therewasfivecarlinsinthesouth,

theyfelluponascheme,

tosendaladtolondontown,

tobringthemtidingshame.

noronlybringthemtidingshame,

butdotheirerrandsthere,

andaiblinsgowdandhonorbaith

mightbethatladdie'sshare.

therewasybythebankso'nith,

adamewi'prideeneugh;

andmarjoryo'themonylochs,

acarlinauldandteugh.

andblinkinbessofannandale,

thatdweltnearsolway-side;

andwhiskyjean,thattookhergill,

ingallowaysaewide.

andauldblackjoanfraecrichtonpeel,

o'gipsykithan'kin;

fivewightercarlinswerenafound

thesouthcountriewithin.

tosendaladtolondontown,

theymetuponaday;

andmonyaknight,andmonyalaird,

thiserrandfainwadgae.

omonyaknight,andmonyalaird,

thiserrandfainwadgae;

butnaeanecouldtheirfancyplease,

one'eraanebuttwae.

thefirstanewasabeltedknight,

bredofaborderband;

andhewadgaetolondontown,

mightnaemanhimwithstand.

andhewaddotheirerrandsweel,

andmeiklehewadsay;

andilkaaneaboutthecourt

wadbidtohimgude-day.

theneistcaminasogeryouth,

whospakwi'modestgrace,

andhewadgaetolondontown,

ifsaetheirpleasurewas.

hewadnahechtthemcourtlygifts,

normeiklespeechpretend;

buthewadhechtanhonestheart,

wadne'erdeserthisfriend.

now,whamtochuse,andwhamrefuse,

atstrifethircarlinsfell;

forsomehadgentlefolkstoplease,