For he was seeking his bonny ladye.

5

O he has ridden oer field and fell,

Through muir and moss, and mony a mire;

His spurs o steel were sair to bide,

And frae her fore-feet flew the fire.

6

‘Now, bonny grey, now play your part!

Gin ye be the steed that wins my deary,

Wi corn and hay ye’se be fed for aye,