He took the lassie in his arms, and gae her kisses three,
And four and twenty hunder merk[1070] to pay the nurice-fee[1071].
And we’ll gang nae mair, &c.
He took a horn frae his side, and blew baith loud and shrill,
And four and twenty belted knights came skipping o’er the hill.
And we’ll gang nae mair, &c.
And he took out his little knife, loot a’ his duddies[1072] fa’;
And he was the brawest gentleman that was amang them a’.
And we’ll gang nae mair, &c.
The beggar was a cliver loon, and he lap shoulder height: