To buy him a cask of wine."

"And what will I say to my mother dear,

Gin she chance to say, Willie, whar's John?'

"Oh say that he's to England gone,

To buy her a new silk gown."

"And what will I say to my sister dear,

Gin she chance to say, Willie, whar's John?"

"Oh say that he's to England gone,

To buy her a wedding ring."

"But what will I say to her you lo'e dear,