Johnie Scot (Roud 63, Child 99) is a traditional English-language folk ballad.Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Johnie Scot"
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.
Variants This ballad closely parallels Child ballad 100, Willie o Winsbury.Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 2, p 377, Dover Publications, New York 1965
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