4
'Now whether will ye be a banisht man's wife,
Or will ye be sticked wi my pen-knife?'
5
'I will na be ca'd a banished man's wife,
I'll rather be sticked wi your pen-knife.'
6
And he has taen out his little pen-knife,
And frae this lady he has taen the life.
7
He has taen the second by the hand,
He has turned her about and he bad her stand.
8
'Now whether will ye be a banisht man's wife,
Or will ye be sticked wi my pen-knife?'
9
'I will na be ca'd a banished man's wife;
I'll rather be sticked wi your pen-knife.'
10
And he has taen out his little pen-knife,
And frae this lady he has taen the life.
11
He has taen the youngest by the hand,
He has turned her about and he bad her stand.
12
'Now whether will ye be a banished man's wife,
Or will ye be sticked wi my pen-knife?'
13
'I winnae be called a banished man's wife,
Nor yet will I be sticked wi your pen-knife.