63
O she has taen her thro the ha,
An on her son began to ca.
64
'What did you wi that gay gold ring
I bade you keep aboon a' thing?
65
'What did you wi that little pen-kniffe
I bade you keep while you had life?
66
'What did you wi that yallow hair
I bade you keep for ever mair?
67
'What did you wi that good black beeds
I bade you keep against your needs?'
68
'I gae them to a lady gay
I met i the greenwood on a day.
69
'An I would gi a' my father's lan,
I had that lady my yates within.
70
'I would gi a' my ha's an towrs,
I had that bright burd i my bowrs.'
71
'O son, keep still your father's lan;
You hae that lady your yates within.
72
'An keep you still your ha's an towrs;
You hae that bright burd i your bowrs.'