"Ye take him out upo' the green,25
And get him saddled and bridled seen;
Get ane for you, anither for me,
And lat us ride out ower the lee.
"Ye do you to my mother's coffer,
And out of it ye'll take my tocher;30
Therein are sixty thousand pounds,
Which all to me by right belongs."
He's done him to her father's stable,
Where steeds stood baith wicht and able;
Then he strake ane upon the back,35
The swiftest gae his head a wap.
He's ta'en him out upo' the green,
And got him saddled and bridled seen;
Ane for him, and another for her,
To carry them baith wi' might and virr.40
He's done him to her mother's coffer,
And there he's taen his lover's tocher;
Wherein were sixty thousand pounds,
Which all to her by right belong'd.
When they had ridden about six mile,45
His true love then began to fail;
"O wae's me," said that gay ladye,
"I fear my back will gang in three!
"[O gin I had but a gude midwife],
Here this day to save my life,50
And ease me o' my misery,
O dear, how happy I wou'd be!"
"My love, we're far frae ony town;
There is nae midwife to be foun';
But if ye'll be content wi' me,55
I'll do for you what man can dee."
"For no, for no, this maunna be,"
Wi' a sigh, replied this gay ladye;
"When I endure my grief and pain,
My companie ye maun refrain.60