The Erle o Wigton had three daughters,

O braw wallie, but they were bonnie!

The youngest o them, and the bonniest too,

Has fallen in love wi Richie Storie.

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‘Here’s a letter for ye, madame,

Here’s a letter for ye, madame;

The Erle o Home wad fain presume

To be a suitor to ye, madame.’

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