47
'He gae to me a gay gold ring,
And bade me keep it abune a' thing.'
48
'What did ye wi the tokens rare
That ye gat frae that gallant there?'
49
'O bring that coffer unto me,
And a' the tokens ye sall see.'
50
'Now stay, daughter, your bour within,
While I gae parley wi my son.'
51
O she has taen her thro the ha,
And on her son began to ca.
52
'What did you wi the bonny beads
I bade ye keep against your needs?
53
'What did you wi the gay gowd ring
I bade ye keep abune a' thing?'
54
'I gae them a' to a ladye gay
I met in grene-wood on a day.
55
'But I wad gie a' my halls and tours,
I had that ladye within my bours.
56
'But I wad gie my very life,
I had that ladye to my wife.'