“A penniless lass wi' a lang pedigree.”
Carolina, Baroness Nairne The Laird o' Cockpen
The Laird o' Cockpen.
Quotes from workThe Laird o' Cockpen
The Laird o' Cockpen is a song by Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne , which she contributed anonymously to The Scottish Minstrel, a six-volume collection of traditional Scottish songs published from 1821 to 1824. Much of the Scottish poetry in Carolina's time was concerned with writing genteel verses for somewhat bawdier earlier songs, and The Laird o' Cockpen is no exception, being set to the music of "O when she cam' ben she bobbit".
