to the River they merrily goe,
When they came thither and seeing none near[,]
Then under the bushes they hid their chear.
Then they stripping of all their Cloaths
their Gowns their Petticoats Shooes & Hose[,]
Their fine white smickits then stripping & skipping[,]
no Body seeing them they suppose[,]
Sarah enter’d the River so clear
and bid them follow they need not fear[,]
For why the Water is warm they replyed[,]