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Willie o Douglas Dale

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Willie o Couglas Dale or Willie O Douglas Dale (Roud 65, Child 101) is a traditional English-language folk song.[1]

GenreFolk
FormBallad
LanguageEnglish
ComposedSomewhere between in the 17th and 18th century
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Willie o Douglas Dale
GenreFolk
FormBallad
LanguageEnglish
ComposedSomewhere between in the 17th and 18th century
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Synopsis

Willie goes to court, and he and a lady fall in love. When she is pregnant, they flee, but she goes in labor on the way, and gives birth to a son. They go on with the child and reach his father's lands.

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This ballad contains elements from "Willie and the Earl Richard's Daughter" and to a lesser extent "Leesome Brand".[2]

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