{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/eng/child/ch274.htm","path":"neu/eng/child/ch274.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch274.htm","text":"274A.1 HAME came our goodman,\nAnd hame came he,\nAnd then he saw a saddle-horse,\nWhere nae horse should be.\n274A.2 \u2018What\u2019s this now, goodwife?\nWhat\u2019s this I see?\nHow came this horse here,\nWithout the leave o me?\u2019\n\u2018A horse?\u2019 quo she.\n\u2018Ay, a horse,\u2019 quo he.\n274A.3 \u2018Shame fa your cuckold face,\nIll mat ye see!\n\u2019Tis naething but a broad sow,\nMy minnie sent to me.\u2019\n\u2018A broad sow?\u2019 quo he.\n\u2018Ay, a sow,\u2019 quo shee.\n274A.4 \u2018Far hae I ridden,\nAnd farrer hae I gane,\nBut a sadle on a sow\u2019s back\nI never saw nane.\u2019\n274A.5 Hame came our goodman,\nAnd hame came he;\nHe spy\u2019d a pair of jack-boots,\nHwere nae boots should be.\n274A.6 \u2018What\u2019s this now, goodwife?\nWhat\u2019s this I see?\nHow came these boots here,\nWithout the leave o me?\u2019\n\u2018Boots?\u2019 quo she.\n\u2018Ay, boots,\u2019 quo he.\n274A.7 \u2018Shame fa your cuckold face,\nAnd ill mat ye see!\nIt\u2019s but a pair of water-stoups,\nMy minnie sent to me.\u2019\n\u2018Water-stoups?\u2019 quo he.\n\u2018Ay, water-stoups,\u2019 quo she.\n274A.8 \u2018Far hae I ridden,\nAnd farer hae I gane,\nBut siller spurs on water-stoups\nI saw never nane.\u2019\n274A.9 Hame came our goodman,\nAnd hame came he,\nAnd he saw a sword,\nWhare a sword should na be.\n274A.10 \u2018What\u2019s this now, goodwife?\nWhat\u2019s this I see?\nHow came this sword here,\nWithout the leave o me?\u2019\n\u2018A sword?\u2019 quo she.\n\u2018Ay, a sword,\u2019 quo he.\n274A.11 \u2018Shame fa your cuckold face,\nIll mat ye see!\nIt\u2019s but a porridge-spurtle,\nMy minnie sent to me.\u2019\n\u2018A spurtle?\u2019 quo he.\n\u2018Ay, a spurtle,\u2019 quo she.\n274A.12 \u2018Far hae I ridden,\nAnd farer hae I gane,\nBut siller-handed spurtles\nI saw never nane.\u2019\n274A.13 Hame came our goodman,\nAnd hame came he;\nThere he spy\u2019d a powderd wig,\nWhere nae wig shoud be.\n274A.14 \u2018What\u2019s this now, goodwife?\nWhat\u2019s this I see?\nHow came this wig here,\nWithout the leave o me?\u2019\n\u2018A wig?\u2019 quo she.\n\u2018Ay, a wig,\u2019 quo he.\n274A.15 \u2018Shame fa your cuckold face,\nAnd ill mat you see!\n\u2019Tis naething but a clocken-hen,\nMy minnie sent to me.\u2019\n\u2018Clocken hen?\u2019 quo he.\n\u2018Ay, clocken hen,\u2019 quo she.\n274A.16 \u2018Far hae I ridden,\nAnd farer hae I gane,\nBut powder on a clocken-hen\nI saw never nane.\u2019\n274A.17 Hame came our goodman,\nAnd hame came he,\nAnd there he saw a muckle coat,\nWhere nae coat shoud be.\n274A.18 \u2018What\u2019s this now, goodwife?\nWhat\u2019s this I see?\nHow came this coat here,\nWithout the leave o me?\u2019\n\u2018A coat?\u2019 quo she.\n\u2018Ay, a coat,\u2019 quo he.\n274A.19 \u2018Shame fa your cuckold face,\nIll mat ye see!\nIt\u2019s but a pair o blankets,\nMy minnie sent to me.\u2019\n\u2018Blankets?\u2019 quo he.\n\u2018Ay, blankets,\u2019 quo she.\n274A.20 \u2018Far hae I ridden,\nAnd farer hae I gane,\nBut buttons upon blankets\nI saw never nane.\u2019\n274A.21 \u2018Ben went our goodman,\nAnd ben went he,\nAnd there he spy\u2019d a study man,\nWhere nae man shoud be.\n274A.22 \u2018What\u2019s this now, goodwife?\nWhat\u2019s this I see?\nHow came this man here,\nWithout the leave o me?\u2019\n\u2018A man?\u2019 quo she.\n\u2018Ay, a man,\u2019 quo he.\n274A.23 \u2018Poor blind body,\nAnd blinder mat ye be!\nIt\u2019s a new milking-maid,\nMy mither sent to me.\u2019\n\u2018A maid?\u2019 quo he.\n\u2018Ay, a maid,\u2019 quo she.\n274A.24 \u2018Far hae I ridden,\nAnd farer hae I gane,\nBut lang-bearded maidens\nI saw never nane.\n274B: Our Goodman\n274B.1 O I went into the stable,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three horses stand,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.2 O I calld to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she:\n\u2018O what do these three horses here,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.3 \u2018Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ncan\u2019t you very well see?\nThese are three milking-cows,\nmy mother sent O me.\u2019\n274B.4 \u2018Heyday! Godzounds! Milking-cows with bridles and saddles on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.\n274B.5 O I went into the kitchen,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three swords hang,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.6 O I calld to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she:\n\u2018O what do these three swords do here,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.7 \u2018Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ncan\u2019t you very well see?\nThey are three roasting-spits,\nmy mother sent to me.\u2019\n274B.8 \u2018Heyday! Godzounds! Roasting spits with scabbards on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.\n274B.9 O I went into the parlour,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three cloaks hang,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.10 O I calld to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she:\n\u2018O what do these three cloaks do here,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.11 Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ncan\u2019t you very well see?\nThese are three mantuas,\nmy mother sent to me.\u2019\n274B.12 \u2018Heyday! Godzounds! Mantuas with capes on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.\n274B.13 I went into the pantry,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three pair of boots hang,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.14 O I called to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she\n\u2018O what do these three pair of boots do here,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.15 \u2018Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ncan\u2019t you very well see?\nThese are three pudding-bags,\nmy mother sent to me.\u2019\n274B.16 yday! Godzounds! Pudding-bags with spurs on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.\n274B.17 I went into my closet,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three pair of breeches lie,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.18 O I calld to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she:\n\u2018O what do these three pair of breeches do here,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.19 \u2018Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ncan\u2019t you very well see?\nThese are three petticoats,\nmy mother sent to me.\u2019\n274B.20 \u2018Heyday! Godzounds! Petticoats with waistbands on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.\n274B.21 I went into the dairy,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three hats hang,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.22 I calld to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she:\n\u2018Pray what do these three hats do here,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.23 \u2018Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ncan\u2019t you very well see?\nThey are three skimming-dishes,\nmy mother sent to me.\u2019\n274B.24 \u2018Heyday! Godzounds! Skimming-dishes with hat-bands on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.\n274B.25 I went into the chamber,\nand there for to see,\nAnd there I saw three men in bed lie,\nby one, by two, and by three.\n274B.26 I called to my loving wife,\nand \u2018Anon, kind sir!\u2019 quoth she:\n\u2018O what do these three men in bed,\nwithout the leave of me?\u2019\n274B.27 \u2018Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold,\ndon\u2019t you very well see?\nThey are three milking-maids,\nmy mother sent to me.\u2019\n274B.28 \u2018Heyday! Godzounds! Milking-maids with beards on!\nthe like was never known!\u2019\nOld Wichet a cuckold went out,\nand a cuckold he came home.","title":"The Child Ballads: 274. Our Goodman","type":"page"}