The Outlandish Knight
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1963.84.B6
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Summary
In this ballad, a knight comes to court a young maid, convincing her to leave with him and to bring gold and horses. He takes her to the seaside and tells her to dismount from her horse: he has drowned other young women here, and will do the same to her. When he demands her silk gown, she asks him to avert his eyes, and with his back turned she pushes him into the water. He begs to be saved, saying he will marry her if she helps him; she refuses and rides away.
Wattie Wright learned the song from a record.
Item Notes
9 verses of 4 lines.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 2, pp. 146-147
'Scottish Ballads' (E. Lyle, 1994) pp. 70-71
'Traditional Tunes' (F. Kidson, 1891) pp. 26-29, 172
'The Scottish Ballads' (R. Chambers, 1829) pp. 232-236
'The Scotish [sic] Minstrel' vol. 3 (R. A. Smith, 1823) p. 92
'Book of Scottish Ballads' (A. Whitelaw, 1845) pp. 27-28
'Minstrelsy Ancient & Modern' (W. Motherwell, 1827) pp. 67-71
'Traditional Ballad Airs' vol. 2 (W. Christie, 1881) pp. 236-237
'Sam Henry's Songs of the People' (G. Huntington, 1990) pp. 413-414
'Ancient Ballads and Songs' vol. 1 (P. Buchan, 1828, 1875) pp. 22-24
'Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads' (A. Keith & G. Greig, 1925) pp. 2-4
'Ancient & Modern Scottish Songs' vol. 1 (D. Herd, 1869, 1973) pp. 93-94
'Ancient Ballads and Songs' vol. 2 (P. Buchan, 1828, 1875) pp. 43-49, 191-193
'Andrew Crawfurd's Collection of Ballads & Songs' vol. 1 (E. Lyle, 1975) pp. 83-86
'Travellers' Songs from England and Scotland' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1977) pp. 50-51
'Folk-Song of the North-East' (G. Greig, K. Goldstein & A. Argo, 1963 reprint) art. CVI
'Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads' vol. 1 (B. H. Bronson & F. J. Child, 1959) pp. 39-100
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair