"For there's nae luck about the house; There's nae luck at aw; There's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman's awa."
— Absence

January 1, 1970

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Attributed to W. J. Mickle, There's Nae Luck Aboot the House, Ballad of Cumnor Hall. Claimed for Jean Adam. Evidence in favor of Mickle. Claimed also for MacPherson. Manuscript copy found among his papers after his death.