She followed him high, she followed him low,
Till she came to yon churchyard green;
And there the deep grave opened up,
And young William he lay down.40
"What three things are these, sweet William," she says,
"That stand here at your head?"
"O it's three maidens, Marjorie," he says,
"That I promised once to wed."
"What three things are these, sweet William," she says,45
"That stand close at your side?"
"O it's three babes, Marjorie," he says,
"That these three maidens had."
"What three things are these, sweet William," she says,
"That lye close at your feet?"50
"O it's three hell-hounds, Marjorie," he says,
"That's waiting my soul to keep."
O she took up her white, white hand,
And she struck him on the breast,
Saying,—"Have there again your faith and troth,55
And I wish your saul gude rest."
SWEET WILLIAM AND MAY MARGARET.
Kinloch's Ancient Scottish Ballads, p. 241.