And first came out the thick, thick blood,
And syne came out the thin;
And syne came out the bonny heart's blood,
There was nae mair within.
Jamieson.
When bells were rung, and mass was sung,
And a' the bairns came hame,
When every lady gat hame her son,
The lady Maisry gat nane.
Jamieson.
[67] Sallow; willow.
[68] In other versions it is "Testament" or "Catechism."
[69] Keene, New Hampshire.