"Gae saddle to me the black," he cried,45
"Gae saddle to me the gray;
Gae saddle to me the swiftest steed,
To hie me on my way."
"O lady, I heard a wee horn toot,
And it blew wonder clear;50
And ay the turning o' the note,
Was, 'Barnaby will be here!'
"I thought I heard a wee horn blaw,
And it blew loud and high;
And ay at ilka turn it said,55
'Away, Musgrave, away!'"
"Lie still, my dear; lie still, my dear;
Ye keep me frae the cold;
For it is but my father's shepherds
Driving their flocks to the fold."60
Up they lookit, and down they lay,
And they're fa'en sound asleep;
Till up stood good lord Barnaby,
Just close at their bed feet.
"How do you like my bed, Musgrave?65
And how like ye my sheets?
And how like ye my fair lady,
Lies in your arms and sleeps?
"Weel like I your bed, my lord,
And weel like I your sheets;70
But ill like I your fair lady,
Lies in my arms and sleeps.
"You got your wale o' se'en sisters,
And I got mine o' five;
Sae tak ye mine, and I's tak thine,75
And we nae mair sall strive."
"O my woman's the best woman
That ever brak world's bread;
And your woman's the worst woman
That ever drew coat o'er head.80