"O sister, reach me but your glove,45
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
And sweet William shall be your love."—
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
"Sink on, nor hope for hand or glove!
Binnorie, O Binnorie;50
And sweet William shall better be my love,
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
"Your cherry cheeks and your yellow hair,
Binnorie, O Binnorie,
Garr'd me gang maiden evermair."—55
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
Sometimes she sunk, and sometimes she swam,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
Until she cam to the miller's dam;
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.60
"O father, father, draw your dam!
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
There's either a mermaid, or a milk-white swan."
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
The miller hasted and drew his dam,65
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
And there he found a drown'd woman;
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
You could not see her yellow hair,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;70
For gowd and pearls that were so rare;
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
You could not see her middle sma',
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
Her gowden girdle was sae bra';75
By the bonny milldams of Binnorie.
A famous harper passing by,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
The sweet pale face he chanced to spy;