My bonny Meg, my jo.

My bonny Meg, my jo, Meg,

When nature first began,

She gaed every wife a yard o’ tongue

To torture her gudeman.

She’s been kind to you aboon the lave,

An’ I can prove it so,

For she’s gien you half a yard to boot,

My bonny Meg, my jo.

My bonny Meg, my jo, Meg,