She had nae sooner buskit[652] hirsel,
And putten on hir goun,
But Edom o' Gordon and his men
Were round about the toun.
They had nae sooner supper sett,25
Nae sooner said the grace,
But Edom o' Gordon and his men,
Were light about the place.
The lady ran up to hir towir head,
Sa fast as she could hie,30
To see if by hir fair speechès
She could wi' him agree.
But quhan he see this lady saif,
And hir yates[653] all locked fast,
He fell into a rage of wrath,35
And his look was all aghast.
Cum doun to me, ye lady gay,
Cum doun, cum doun to me:
This night sall ye lig[654] within mine armes,
To-morrow my bride sall be.40
I winnae[655] cum doun, ye fals Gordòn,
I winnae cum doun to thee;
I winnae forsake my ain dear lord,
That is sae far frae me.
Give owre your house, ye lady fair,45
Give owre your house to me,
Or I sall brenn[656] yoursel therein,
Bot and[657] your babies three.
I winnae give owre, ye false Gordòn,
To nae sik traitor as yee;50
And if ye brenn my ain dear babes,
My lord sall make ye drie.[658]
But reach my pistoll, Glaud, my man,[659]
And charge ye weil my gun:[659]
For, but an[660] I pierce that bluidy butcher,55
My babes we been undone.
She stude upon hir castle wa',
And let twa bullets flee:[659]
She mist that bluidy butchers hart,
And only raz'd his knee.60