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"Lamkin", "Lambkin", "Long Lankin", or "Bolakins" (Roud 6, Child 93) is an English-language ballad. It gives an account of the murder of a woman and her infant son by a man, in some versions, a disgruntled mason, in others, a devil, bogeyman or a motiveless villain. Versions of the ballad are found in Scotland, England and the US.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamkin | is a | mason who has not been paid | 0.90 | text |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Other | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Long Lonkin | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Balankin | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Lambert Linkin | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Rankin | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Long Lankyn | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Lammikin | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | Later | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | These | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to A bogeyman | The | 0.60 | section |
| Lamkin | related to External links | Long Lankin | 0.60 | section |
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