The Lads of Wamphray
The Lads of Wamphray is an English-language folk ballad, existing only in fragmentary form. According to Walter Scott and others, the ballad concerns a 16th-century feud between reiving families from Wamphray in the Scottish Borders.
Synopsis
The ballad opens with a description of the robberies of the Galiard and Galiard's men before the text breaks off.When the ballad resumes, the Galiard has taken a horse, but it proves not fast enough; he is captured, and his captors hang him. His nephew sees, raises men, and avenges his death. They return home safely.