And there he spied the dun deer lying sleeping,

Aneath a buss o brume.

7

Johnie shot, and the dun deer lap,

And he has woundit him in the side,

And atween the water and the wud

He laid the dun deer’s pride.

8

They ate sae meikle o the venison,

And drank sae meikle o the blude,