"I hae na wife at a', Jeanie,
I hae na wife at a',
I hae neither wife nor bairns three;
I said it to try thee."
"Licht are ye to loup, Jamie,45
Licht are ye to loup,
Licht are ye to loup the dyke,
Whan I maun wale a slap."
"Licht am I to loup, Jeanie,
Licht am I to loup;50
But the hiest dyke that we come to,
I'll turn and tak you up.
"Blair in Athol is mine, Jeanie,
Blair in Athol is mine;
Bonnie Dunkel is whare I dwell,55
And the boats o' Garry's mine.
"Huntingtower is mine, Jeanie,
Huntingtower is mine,
Huntingtower, and bonnie Belford,
And a' Balquhither's mine."60
THE RANTIN' LADDIE.
An imperfect copy of this ballad was printed in Johnson's Museum, (p. 474,) contributed, Mr. Stenhouse informs us, by Burns. The present copy is from the Thistle of Scotland, p. 7. Another, shorter than either, is given in Buchan's Ballads of the North of Scotland, ii. 66, Lord Aboyne. (Also in Smith's Scottish Minstrel, iv. 6.)
"Aft hae I playd at cards and dice
For the love o' a bonny rantin' laddie,
But now I maun sit i' my father's kitchen nook,
And sing, 'Hush, balow, my baby.'