The lady turned her head aside,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
The knight he woo'd her to be his bride,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.20
The lady blush'd a rosy red,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
And said, "Sir knight, I'm o'er young to wed,"
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
"O lady fair, give me your hand,25
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
And I'll mak you ladie of a' my land,"
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
"Sir knight, ere you my favor win,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;30
Ye maun get consent frae a' my kin,"
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
He has got consent fra her parents dear,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
And likewise frae her sisters fair,35
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
He has got consent frae her kin each one,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
But forgot to speer at her brother John,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.40
Now, when the wedding day was come,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
The knight would take his bonny bride home,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
And many a lord and many a knight,45
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay;
Came to behold that lady bright,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.
And there was nae man that did her see,
With a heigh-ho! and a lily gay,50
But wished himself bridegroom to be,
As the primrose spreads so sweetly.