I heard twa corbies making a mane,

The tane unto the t’other say,

‘Where sall we gang and dine to-day?’

2.

2.1 ‘fail dyke,’ turf wall.

‘In behint yon auld fail dyke,

I wot there lies a new slain knight;

And nae body kens that he lies there,

But his hawk, his hound, and lady fair.

3.