When by there came a gallant hend,
Wi* high-coll'd hose and laigh-coll'd shoon,
And he seem'd to be some king's son.
"And be I a maid, or be I nae,
He kept me there till the close o' day;
And be I a maid, or be I nane,
He kept me there till the day was done.
"He gae me a lock o' his yellow hair,
And bade me keep it ever mair;
He gae me a carknet o' bonny beads,