4
He brought the second sheath and knife,
But the youngest was to be his wife.
5
The eldest sister said to the youngest ane,
'Will ye go and see our father's ships come in?'
6
And as they walked by the linn,
The eldest dang the youngest in.
7
'O sister, sister, tak my hand,
And ye'll be heir to a' my land.'
8
'Foul fa the hand that I wad take,
To twin me o my warld's make.'
9
'O sister, sister, tak my glove,
And yese get Willie, my true-love.'
10
'Sister, sister, I'll na tak your glove,
For I'll get Willie, your true-love.'
11
Aye she swittert, and aye she swam,
Till she cam to yon bonnie mill-dam.
12
The miller's dochter cam out wi speed,
It was for water, to bake her bread.
13
'O father, father, gae slack your dam;
There's in't a lady or a milk-white swan.'