I winna yield to a braken bush,
Nor yet will I unto a bier;
But I wad yield to Earl Douglas,
Or Sir Hugh Montgomery, if he was here.
As soon as he knew it was Montgomery,
He stuck his sword’s point in the ground:
And Sir Hugh Montgomery was a courteous knight,
And he quickly brought him by the hand.
The deed was done at Otterbourne,
About the breaking o’ the day.