From Buchan's Ballads of the North of Scotland, ii. 265.
"O come along wi' me, brother,
Now come along wi' me;
And we'll gae seek our sister Maisry,
Into the water o' Dee."
The eldest brother he stepped in,5
He stepped to the knee;
Then out he jump'd upo' the bank,
Says, "This water's nae for me."
The second brother he stepped in,
He stepped to the quit;10
Then out he jump'd upo' the bank,
Says, "This water's wond'rous deep."
When the third brother stepped in,
He stepped to the chin;
Out he got, and forward wade,15
For fear o' drowning him.
The youngest brother he stepped in,
Took 's sister by the hand;
Said, "Here she is, my sister Maisry,
Wi' the hinny draps on her chin.20
"O if I were in some bonny ship,
And in some strange countrie,
For to find out some conjurer,
To gar Maisry speak to me!"
Then out it speaks an auld woman,25
As she was passing by;
"Ask of your sister what you want,
And she will speak to thee."
"O sister, tell me who is the man,
That did your body win?30
And who is the wretch, tell me, likewise,
That threw you in the lin?"