4.
He mounted on his berry-brown steed,
And merry, merry rade he on,
Till he came to the wall o’ Stream,
And there he saw the mermaiden.
5.
‘Ye wash, ye wash, ye bonny may,
And ay’s ye wash your sark o’ silk’:
‘It’s a’ for you, ye gentle knight,
My skin is whiter than the milk.’