8

His mother she was a waefu woman,

As dung as woman could be;

‘My son,’ says she, ‘is either hurt or slain,

Or drowned in the waters of Gemrie.’

9

It’s up and spak her daughter Ann:

‘What needs be a’ this mourning?

He’s lighted at yon bonny kirk-style,

And his steed has run away from him.’