6
Upon a morning fair an clear,
She cried upon her sister dear:
7
'O sister, come to yon sea stran,
An see our father's ships come to lan.'
8
She's taen her by the milk-white han,
An led her down to yon sea stran.
9
The younges[t] stood upon a stane,
The eldest came an threw her in.
10
She tooke her by the middle sma,
An dashd her bonny back to the jaw.
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'O sister, sister, tak my han,
An Ise mack you heir to a' my lan.
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'O sister, sister, tak my middle,
An yes get my goud and my gouden girdle.
13
'O sister, sister, save my life,
An I swear Ise never be nae man's wife.'
14
'Foul fa the han that I should tacke,
It twin'd me an my wardles make.
15
'Your cherry cheeks an yallow hair
Gars me gae maiden for evermair.'