Johnie Scot
Johnie Scot is Child ballad number 99.[1]
Synopsis
    
Johnie Scot served the king of England and got his daughter pregnant. The king threw her in prison to starve. One day, back in Scotland, he sent a shirt to his love, and she sent back a letter with the news. He raised a force and came to her rescue. This is a Child ballad.
Variants
    
This ballad closely parallels Child ballad 100, Willie o Winsbury.[2]
References
    
- Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Johnie Scot"
 - Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 2, p 377, Dover Publications, New York 1965
 
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