He bigged the bughts sae far frae hame,

And trysted a gentleman to me!’

7

It fell upon another fair evening

The bonny lassie was milking her ky,

And by came the troop of gentlemen,

And rode the bonny lassie by.

8

Then one of them stopt, and said to her,

‘Whae’s aught that baby ye are wi?’