"There came a wind out of the north,
A sharp wind and a snell;
And a deep sleep came over me,
120 And frae my horse I fell.
"The Queen of Fairies keppit me,
In yon green hill to dwell;
And I'm a fairy, lyth and limb;
Fair ladye, view me well.
125 "Then would I never tire, Janet,
In Elfish land to dwell;
But aye, at every seven years,
They pay the teind to hell;
And I am sae fat and fair of flesh,
130 [I fear 'twill be mysell].
"This night is Hallowe'en, Janet,
The morn is Hollowday;
And, gin ye dare your true love win,
Ye hae nae time to stay.
135 "The night it is good Hallowe'en,
When fairy folk will ride;
And they that wad their true-love win,
At Miles Cross they maun bide."
"But how shall I thee ken, Tamlane?
140 Or how shall I thee knaw,
Amang so many unearthly knights,
The like I never saw?"
"The first company that passes by,
Say na, and let them gae;
145 The next company that passes by,
Sae na, and do right sae;
The third company that passes by,
Then I'll be ane o' thae.
"First let pass the black, Janet,
150 And syne let pass the brown;
But grip ye to the milk-white steed,
And pu' the rider down.
"For I ride on the milk-white steed,
And aye nearest the town;
155 Because I was a christen'd knight,
They gave me that renown.