‘My boon ye will grant to me:

Sall I gae to Edinbruch city,

And fesh hame a lady wi’ me?’

2.

‘Ye may gae to Edinbruch city,

And fesh hame a lady wi’ thee,

But see that ye bring her but flatt’rie,

And court her in grit povertie.’

3.

‘My coat, mither, sall be o’ the plaiden,