"Into the bride-bed she winna gang,
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;70
Till she hears tell of her ain Hynd Horn,
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie."
"Wilt thou give to me thy begging coat?
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;
And I'll give to thee my scarlet cloak,75
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie.
"Wilt thou give to me thy begging staff?
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;
And I'll give to thee my good gray steed,
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie."80
The auld beggar man cast off his coat,
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;
And he's ta'en up the scarlet cloak,
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie.
The auld beggar man threw down his staff,85
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;
And he has mounted the good gray steed,
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie.
The auld beggar man was bound for the mill,
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;90
But young Hynd Horn for the King's hall,
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie.
The auld beggar man was bound for to ride,
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;
But young Hynd Horn was bound for the bride,95
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie.
When he came to the King's gate,
With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan;
He asked a drink for young Hynd Horn's sake,
And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie.100