Alison and Willie
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Alison and Willie is Child ballad No. 256, Roud Folk Song Index No. 245, and fragmentary in form.
Synopsis
Willie is in love with Alison. She asks him to her wedding; he says only if he is the bridegroom; she declares that will never be and he will forget her. He rides on, thinking only of her, sees animals, where a knight can not catch one, and realizes that he will never win her. His heart breaks.
The text breaks off.
Alison receives a letter, calls off the wedding, and dies.
