And he will show you ben;

"Ye'll gie the third to the minstrel

That plays before the king;

He'll play success to the bonny boy,

Came thro' the wood him lane."

He gae the first to the proud porter,

And he open'd and let him in;

He gae the next to the butler boy,

And he has shown him ben;

He gae the third to the minstrel