| O, it's hame, and its hame, it's hame, hame, hame, I think this nicht I maun gang hame. |
To which one of the opposite party responds:—
| Ye had better licht, and bide a' nicht, And I'll choose ye a partner bonnie and bricht. |
The first speaker again says:—
| Then wha wad ye choose an' I wad bide? |
Answer:—
| The fairest and best in a' the countryside. |
At the same time presenting a female and mentioning her name. If the choice is satisfactory, the male player will say:—
| I'll set her up on the bonnie pear tree, It's straucht and tall and sae is she; I wad wauk a' nicht her love to be. |