{"id":13829,"date":"2016-01-17T22:38:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T03:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quiltr.com\/?p=13829"},"modified":"2016-01-17T22:38:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T03:38:27","slug":"queen-of-the-heather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=13829","title":{"rendered":"Queen of the Heather"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a traditional song, as learned by June Tabor of Belle Stewart (Read here<\/a> about the collection of said song and the folk process in action)<\/p>\n

I said, “Fair lassie, if you’ll be mine
\nAnd you lie on a bed o’ feathers,
\nIn silks and satin it’s you will shine,
\nAnd you’ll be my queen among the heather.”<\/p>\n

She said, “Kind sir, your offer is good,
\nBut I’m afraid it’s meant for laughter,
\nFor I know you are some rich squire’s son
\nAnd I’m a poor lame shepherd’s daughter.”<\/p>\n

Ah but had ye been some shepherd lad
\nA herding ewes among the heather
\nOr had been some ploughmans son
\nIts with all my heart I would have loved you.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Belle Stewart version ends with<\/p>\n

So we baith sat doon upon the plain.
\nWe sat awhile and we talked thegether,
\nAnd we left the yowes for to stray their lane,
\nTill I wooed my queen amang the heather.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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