O she has ta'en her thro' the ha,
And on her son began to ca;
"What did ye wi' the bonny beads
I bade you keep against your needs?
"What did you wi' the gay gold ring
I bade you keep abune a' thing?"—
"I gae them to a lady gay,
I met on green-wood on a day.
"But I wad gie a' my halls and towers,
I had that lady within my bowers;