Johnie Scot is

Child ballad The Child Ballads are 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, anthologized by Francis James Child during the second half of the 19th century. Their lyrics and Child's studies of them were published as '' ...

number 99.

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 Willie O Winsbury is Child Ballad 100 (Roud 64). The song, of which there are many variants, is a traditional Scottish ballad that dates from at least 1775, and is known under several other names, including "Johnnie Barbour" and "Lord Thomas of Win ...

''.Francis James Child, ''The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'', v 2, p 377, Dover Publications, New York 1965

References

Child Ballads Year of song unknown {{Folk-song-stub