Carry me to yon kirk-yard,

And dig a grave baith wide and deep,

And lay my body there."

He's taen him up upon his back,

Carried him to yon kirk-yard,

And dug a grave baith deep and wide,

And laid his body there.

"But what will I say to my father dear,

Gin[52] he chance to say, Willie, whar's John?"

"Oh say that he's to England gone,