Charlie MacPherson cam doun the dykeside,

Baith Milton an Muirton an a’ bein his guide;

Baith Milton an Muirton an auld Water Nairn,

A’ gaed wi him, for to be his warn.

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Whan he cam to the hoose o Kinaltie,

‘Open your yetts, mistress, an lat us come in!

Open your yetts, mistress, an lat us come in!

For here’s a commission come frae your gude-son.

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