Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland / Tales and Traditions Collected Entirely from Oral Sources

by John Gregorson Campbell

Smooth Mary that hoarded it

Under her nine round locks,

A plant of milk it is, a plant of fat,

And a plant of pairing;

A plant of happiness and joy

Wherever it is.

I will pull the joyful clump,

Sitting by the top of an eminence,

I would give it to no man,

Without more than my blessing.