Went and put a coat of Woad on.

He, the carrier of all letters,

He the bearer of all tidings

To the lofty hill of Dryburgh,

To the vale of Pepperhanger.

Swiftly then I took the letter;

Eagerly I read the message

From a hospitable lady

Of the vale of Pepperhanger,

"Come at four o'clock to tiffin,