"Sit thy ways down a little while, Dickie,
And a piece o' thy ain cow's hough I'll gi' thee."
But Dickie's heart it grew sae great,85
That ne'er a bit o't he dought to eat;
Then Dickie was ware o' an auld peat-house,
Where a' the night he thought for to sleep.
Then Dickie was ware o' an auld peat-house,
Where a' the night he thought for to ly;90
And a' the prayers the poor fool pray'd,
"I wish I had amense for my ain three ky!"
Then it was the use of Pudding-burn,
And the [house of Mangerton], all haill,
These that cam na at the first ca',95
They got nae mair meat t' the neist meal.
The lads, that hungry and weary were,
Aboon the door-head they hang the key;
Dickie he took good notice to that,
Says—"There's a bootie yonder for me."100
Then Dickie into the stable is gane,
Where there stood thirty horses and three;
He has [tied them a' wi' St. Mary's knot],
A' these horses but barely three.
He has tied them a' wi' St. Mary's knot,105
A' these horses but barely three;
He's loupen on ane, tane anither in hand,
And out at the door and gane is Dickie.
Then on the morn, whan the day grew light,
The shouts and cries rose loud and hie—110
"O where's that thief?" quo' the good Laird's Jock,
"Tell me the truth and the veritie!"
"O where's that thief?" quo' the good Laird's Jock;
"See unto me ye dinna lie!"—
"Dickie's been i' the stable last night,115
And has my brother's horse and mine frae me."