Sat at the king's right knee:
'Sir Patrick Spence is the best sailòr
That sails upon the sea.'
The king has written a braid letter,
And signed it with his hand,
And sent it to Sir Patrick Spence,
Was walking on the sand.
['To Noroway, to Noroway,
To Noroway o'er the faem;
The king's daughter of Noroway,