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References
- ↑ Chambers, Robert (1870). Popular Rhymes of Scotland. pp. 80.
- ↑ Douglas, George (1901). Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales.
- ↑ Stevenson, J.H. (1899). The Scottish Antiquary or Northern Notes & Queries.