And dug a grave baith deep and wide,
And laid his body there.
7.
‘But what will I say to my father dear,
Gin he chance to say, Willie, whar’s John?’
‘Oh say that he’s to England gone,
To buy him a cask of wine.’
8.
‘And what will I say to my mother dear,
Gin she chance to say, Willie, whar’s John?’