The five shilling fee.
[Alexandria] : C. R. Gilchrist & Sons, booksellers and stationers, Alexandria, Dumbartonshire,
[1880-1900?]
In two columns.
Three ballads.
Dated from examination of text and style.
The five shilling fee - first lines read: My mither was wae, for my faither was deed, / An' they threatened to tak' oor auld hoose o'er oor heid; / Her earnings grew scanty, and meal had got dear; / The auldest o' five, I could whiles see a tear.
Isle of France - first lines read: The sun did far in the clouds advance, / When a convict came to the Isle of France; / Around his leg he wore a ring and chain, / And his country was the shamrock green.
I canna leave my hieland hame - first lines read: I canna leave my highland hame, / Nor a' the clans that bear my name.
Ballads, English
Penal colonies
Prisoners, Transportation of