1
There waur three ladies in a ha,
Hech hey an the lily gey
By cam a knicht, an he wooed them a'.
An the rose is aye the redder aye
2
The first ane she was cled in green;
'Will you fancy me, an be my queen?'
3
'You may seek me frae my father dear,
An frae my mither, wha did me bear.
4
'You may seek me frae my sister Anne,
But no, no, no frae my brither John.'
5
The niest ane she was cled in yellow;
'Will you fancy me, an be my marrow?'
6
'Ye may seek me frae my father dear,
An frae my mither, wha did me bear.
7
'Ye may seek me frae my sister Anne,
But no, no, no frae my brither John.'
8
The niest ane she was cled in red:
'Will ye fancy me, an be my bride?'
9
'Ye may seek me frae my father dear,
An frae my mither wha did me bear.
10
'Ye may seek me frae my sister Anne,
An dinna forget my brither John.'