"My gown is on," said the new-come bride,
"My shoes are on my feet,
And I will to fair Annie's chamber,105
And see what gars her greet.—
"What ails ye, what ails ye, Fair Annie,
That ye make sic a moan?
Has your wine barrels cast the girds,
Or is your white bread gone?110
"O wha was't was your father, Annie,
Or wha was't was your mother?
And had you ony sister, Annie,
Or had you ony brother?"—
"The Earl of Wemyss was my father,115
The Countess of Wemyss my mother;
And a' the folk about the house,
To me were sister and brother."—
"If the Earl of Wemyss was your father,
I wot sae was he mine;120
And it shall not be for lack o' gowd,
That ye your love sall tyne.
"For I have seven ships o' mine ain,
A' loaded to the brim;
And I will gie them a' to thee,125
Wi' four to thine eldest son.
But thanks to a' the powers in heaven
That I gae maiden hame!"