The Elphin Knight
English
The elphin knight stands on yonder hill,
~ Blow, blow, blow winds, blow ~
He blows his horn both loud and shrill.
~ And the wind it blows so bonny o ~
He blows it east, he blows it west,
He blows it where he liketh best.
Married with me if thou wouldst be,
A courtesy thou must do for me.
You must make me a cambrick shirt,
Without any seam or needle work.
Then you must wash it in yonder dry well,
Where never sprung water nor rain ever fell.
If these courtesies I do for thee,
I hope you'll do as many for me.
Can you find me an acre of land,
Between the salt water and the sea sand?
Can you reap it with a sickle of leather,
And bind it all up with a peacock's feather?
When you have done, and finished your work,
Then come to me for your cambrick shirt.
~ Blow, blow, blow winds, blow ~
He blows his horn both loud and shrill.
~ And the wind it blows so bonny o ~
He blows it east, he blows it west,
He blows it where he liketh best.
Married with me if thou wouldst be,
A courtesy thou must do for me.
You must make me a cambrick shirt,
Without any seam or needle work.
Then you must wash it in yonder dry well,
Where never sprung water nor rain ever fell.
If these courtesies I do for thee,
I hope you'll do as many for me.
Can you find me an acre of land,
Between the salt water and the sea sand?
Can you reap it with a sickle of leather,
And bind it all up with a peacock's feather?
When you have done, and finished your work,
Then come to me for your cambrick shirt.