13 'O please my babie, nurse,
O please him wi wands!'
'He'll no be pleased, madam,
for a' his father's lands.'
14 'O please my babie, nurse,
O please him wi keys!'
'He'll no be pleased, madam,
let me do what I please.'
15 'O please my babie, nurse,
O please him with bells!'
'He'll no be pleased, madam,
till you come down yoursell.
16 'How can I come doun
this cold frosty night,
Without coal or candle
for to shew me light?'
17 'The gold rings on your finger
are bright as the sun;
You may see to cum doun the stair
with the light o them.'
18 O then she came doun the stair,
stepping step by step;
So ready was Lamkin
to grip her in his lap.
19 'Save my life, Lamkin,
till five minutes break,
And I'll give thee gold,
the fu o a peck.'
20 'I'll no save your life,
till five minutes break,
Tho thou should give me gold,
the fu of a sack.'
21 'O Jeany, O Jeany,
O scour the bason clean,
That your lady's noble blood
may be kepped clean.'
22 'O no, no, no, Lambkin,
my heart will be sare;
O take my life, Lambkin,
let my lady go.'