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,