27 'There's an has been [put up] a big bauld fire,
Anither ca'd in the stake,
And on the head o yon high hill,
They're to burn her for your sake.'
28 'Gae saddle to me the black, the black,
Gae saddle to me the brown;
Gae saddle to me the swiftest steed,
To hae me to the town.'
29 Ere he was three miles near the town,
She heard his horse-foot patt:
'Mend up the fire, my fause brother,
It scarce comes to my pap.'
30 Ere he was twa miles near the town,
She heard his bridle ring:
'Mend up the fire, my fause brother,
It scarce comes to my chin.
31 'But look about, my fause brother,
Ye see not what I see;
I see them coming here, or lang
Will mend the fire for thee.'
32 Then up it comes him little Prince James,
And fiercely looked he:
'I'se make my love's words very true
She said concerning me.
33 'O wha has been sae bauld,' he said,
'As put this bonfire on?
And wha has been sae bauld,' he said,
'As put that lady in?'
34 Then out it spake her brother then,
He spoke right furiouslie;
Says, I'm the man that put her in:
Wha dare hinder me?
35 'If my hands had been loose,' she said,
'As they are fastly bound,
I woud hae looted me to the ground,
Gien you up your bonny young son.'
36 'I will burn, for my love's sake,
Her father and her mother;
And I will burn, for my love's sake,
Her sister and her brother.