"But where's the lady o' this castle?"45
Says the Lammikin;
"She is in her bower sewing,"
The false nourice did sing.
"Is this the bairn o' this house?"
Says the Lammikin;50
"The only bairn Lord Weire aughts,"
The false nourice did sing.
Lammikin nipped the bonnie babe,
While loud false nourice sings;
Lammikin nipped the bonnie babe,55
Till high the red blude springs.
"Still my bairn, nourice,
O still him if ye can:"
"He will not still, madam,
For a' his father's lan'."60
"O gentle nourice, still my bairn,
O still him wi' the keys:"
"He will not still, fair lady,
Let me do what I please."
"O still my bairn, kind nourice,65
O still him wi' the ring:"
"He will not still, my lady,
Let me do any thing."
"O still my bairn, gude nourice,
O still him wi' the knife:"70
"He will not still, dear mistress mine,
Gin I'd lay down my life."
"Sweet nourice, loud, loud cries my bairn,
O still him wi' the bell:"
"He will not still, dear lady,75
Till ye cum down yoursell."