11 'And nevertheless,' the king coud say,
'Ye might hae excepted me;
Yea for yea,' the king coud say,
'Young Waters he shall die.
12 'Likewise for your ill-wyled words,
Ye sall hae cause to mourn;
Gin ye hadna been sae big wi child,
Ye on a hill sud burn.'
13 Young Waters came before the king,
Fell low down on his knee:
'Win up, win up, Young Waters,
What 's this I hear o thee?'
14 'What ails the king at me,' he said,
'What ails the king at me?'
'It is tauld me the day, sir knight,
Ye 've done me treasonie.'
15 'Liars will lie on fell gude men,
Sae will they do on me;
I wudna wish to be the man
That liars on wudna lie.'
16 'Nevertheless,' the king coud say,
'In prison strang gang ye;
O yea for yea,' the king coud say,
'Young Waters, ye shall die.'
17 Syne they hae taen him Young Waters,
Laid him in prison strang,
And left him there wi fetters boun,
Making a heavy mane.
18 'Aft hae I ridden thro Striveling town
Thro heavy wind and weet;
But neer rade I thro Striveling town
Wi fetters on my feet.
19 'Aft hae I ridden thro Striveling town
Thro heavy wind and rain;
But neer rade I thro Striveling town
But thought to ridden't again.'
20 They brought him to the heading-hill,
His horse bot and his saddle;
And they brought to the heading-hill
His young son in his cradle.