35 She hadna been in her father's ha
A day but barely three,
Till she settled the porter well for life,
Wi gowd and white monie.
A. a.
Written in stanzas of two long lines. The first stanza, as given by Anderson, is:
The king Val(?) and his nobles a'
Sat drinking at the wine;
He woud ha nane but his ae daughter
To wait on them at dine.
181. boson: the king's daughter must have been "a sturdy dame" too.
212. so gray. The sun was up: see stanza 8.
b.
12. Were drinking.
21. She served them butt.