When wooing they were sa thrang[1032].
“And O!” quo he, “ann[1033] ze were as black
As evir the crown o’ your dadye’s hat
’Tis I wad lay thee by my back,
And awa wi’ me thou sould gang[1034]!”
“And O!” quoth she, “ann I were as whyte
As evir the snaw lay on the dike
Ild clead me braw[1035] and lady-like,
And awa wi’ thee Ild gang!”
Between the twa was made a plot,