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;