Wad fain be a fairy,

Wi’ wings an’ a kirtle o’ green;

Mary spoils ’er butter,

Puts t’ good wife in a flutter,

A lazy good-for-nothing quean.

Silly, silly Mary!

Bid good-bye te the fairy,

Leeak te the butter an’ the cheese;

Be quick an’ ’arn the siller.

Marry Matt the Miller,