An Excellent New BALLAD

An Excellent New BALLAD Concerning a Bridegroom and his Bride, who were lately married at Borrowstoun. ness, giving a full and true Account of their Behaviour, and of the Bridegroom's running away from the Bride the same Night, without bedding with her. To the Tune of Sheriff-Moor, &c. 1 Now if you'l but stay, I'll tell you the Way, It's how the Bridegroom ran awa— Man ; His Name is John Dinmure, he call'd his Bide his living is at Ravenshal— Man. (Limmer And he ran and she ran,and she ran & he ran And from the Bride he's run awa— Man 2 A Wooing he's gone, where Money is none, but from the Lass he's gane awa—Man; The Lass she did divell, near to the Syar Well, indeed she's the best of the twa-- Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 3 Her Name's Isobel Davie he plaid her the Shavie, for Greed of the Money he's awa — Man; The Lass has tane Sarrow, for want of her Marrow, because he's quite from her awa— Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 4 An hundred Pound., the Wooings began which was the best Bargain of a-- Man ; The Money he'll have, the Bride does not crave which makes him for to withdraw- Man. And he ran, and she ran. &c. 5 In a fourthnight short, they've made up the Sport, in Case that he should withdraw- Man: To Church she is by' d, to hear herself cry'd, she thought herself surest of a — Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 6 But heard you e're such a Sport how the Reader forto proclatns them, when it was his fa -- Man', (got The Bell-man came in the Afternoon, and cry'd them out before them a --- Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c, 7 In her Brithel even, he call'd her gly'd Quean, He would not come to her at a —Man ; But to her he sent, to tell his Heart was not bent, he would not come to her at a - Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 8 The Day it was set, the People were met, they were both plenty and bra — Man; In the Church she did stand, upon his right Hand, which was not the Fashion at a— Man. And he ran, and sheran, &c. 9 The best Man in Haste, he was but a Beast, by the right Hand he lcd her awa --- Man ; And as they came by, the People did cry you lead not the Bride right at a— Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 10 The People fell plenty, the Meat it fell empty, ther's nothing to g ive them at a - Man ; A Shilling they've tane, for a piked Bane, which was the best Profit of a-- Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 11 While the Callops they fry'd, the People they cry'd, is there nothing to give us at a— Man? Jean Shaw she cry'd, Oh! Give me a little Broth my Money is rea y to draw --Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 12 Then the Bridegroom took to Flight, and on Shore he the Soldiers upon him did draw-- Man; (did light The Women about, they gave a great Shout, to see the Bridegroom get a sa— Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 13 Says Isobel M'nab with her sleeked Gab, my Dear why did you withdraw — Man ? Come here and be kind,and tell me your Mind, the Sheets and the Blankets are bra— Man, And he ran, and she ran, &c. 14 Come here and sit down, let none in theTown, be talking that yau ran awa-- Man; for I'm sure on the Morn, it will be a Scorn, to hear the Bridegroom ran awa— Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c.. 15 Through Dirt, and through Red,they trail'd him to the Bride was the blithest of a — Man ; (Bedt The Brite was so byth, her Shift she did rive, and over her Head did it dra-- Man. And he ran, and she ran, &c. 16 But the Bride by forlorn until the next Morn, he would not consent to it at a — Man ; But we'll have't in Record, how he roar'd on the and how from his Bride ran awa — Man. (Shore, And he ran, and she ran, &c. 17 The Brideroom at Demand, he gave me his Hand, he would pay the Music full bra --Man; Says he, I live the Money I'll give, to Morrow pay you for a -- Man. And he ran and the ran, and she ran and he and from the bride he ran awa- Man. (ran FINIS