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Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] · 2026-04-19 · 13:50 UTC

Byron’s poem ☝️ borrows from the Scottish song “The Jolly Beggar” – often attributed to King James V (who reputedly liked to disguise himself as “the Gudeman of Ballangeich” to enjoy amorous adventures)
From Cromek’s SELECT SCOTTISH SONGS (1810):
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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wrqZPUBJqJwC&pg=PA53&dq=%22we%27ll%20gang%20nae%20mair%20a%20roving%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRzY_714rwAhX7VBUIHafXBksQuwUwBnoECAEQBw&fbclid=IwAR2y-nlehZgaooF6HbjkRUv65obO875dbi6w41K_0-PijVyX3SZiNiJSAMY#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] · 2025-04-19 · 13:22 UTC

Byron’s poem ☝️ borrows from the Scottish song “The Jolly Beggar” – often attributed to King James V (who reputedly liked to disguise himself as “the Gudeman of Ballangeich” to enjoy amorous adventures)
From Cromek’s SELECT SCOTTISH SONGS (1810):
2/4
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wrqZPUBJqJwC&pg=PA53&dq=%22we%27ll%20gang%20nae%20mair%20a%20roving%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRzY_714rwAhX7VBUIHafXBksQuwUwBnoECAEQBw&fbclid=IwAR2y-nlehZgaooF6HbjkRUv65obO875dbi6w41K_0-PijVyX3SZiNiJSAMY#v=onepage&q&f=false
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