Till I gang to my shot-window,

An’ hear yon bonny bird’s song.

9.

9.2 ‘streen’ = yestreen, last evening.

‘Sing on, sing on, my bonny bird,

The song ye sang the streen,

For I ken by your sweet singin’,

You ’re frae my true-love sen’.’

10.

O first he sang a merry song,