O sister come to yon sea-stran',
And see our father's ships come to lan'.
She's ta'en her by the milk-white han',
And led her down to yon sea-stran'.
The youngest stood upon a stane,
The eldest came an' threw her in;
She took her by the middle sma',
An' dash'd her bonny back to the jaw;
O sister, sister, take my han',
An I'se make you heir to a' my lan'.