“Now, hie thee back, thou little foot-page,

And greet thy Lady from me,

And tell her that I, her own true love,

Will die or set her free.

“Now, hie thee back, thou little foot-page,

And let thy fair Lady know,

This night will I be at her bower-window

Betide me weal or woe!”

The boy he tripped, the boy he ran,