'Ye lied, ye lied, ye filthy nurse,

Sae loud I heard ye lie,' &c.

Identical with Sir Patrick's answer to the taunt of the Norwegian lords:

'Ye lie, ye lie, ye liars loud,

Fu' loud I hear ye lie.'

When the youth has been slain by Lord Barnard, the lady explains that he was her son, and exclaims:

'To me nae after days nor nichts

Will e'er be saft or kind;

I'll fill the air wi' heavy sighs,

And greet till I am blind.'