"Ohon! alas, for I was youngest,
And aye my weird it was the hardest!
The kevil it on me did fa',
Whilk was the cause of a' my woe.
carline, old woman. stark, strong, sture, big. dang, struck, dure, door. kevils, lots. weird, destiny.
"For to the green-wood I maun gae,
To pu' the red rose and the slae;
To pu' the red rose and the thyme,
To deck my mother's bower and mine.
"I hadna pu'd a flower but ane,