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?’