Whilk was the cause of a’ my woe.

39.

‘For to the grene-wood I maun gae,

To pu’ the red rose and the slae;

40.

‘To pu’ the red rose and the thyme,

To deck my mother’s bour and mine.

41.

41.2 ‘hende’ (? = heynde, person).

‘I hadna pu’d a flower but ane,