‘Ye’r welcome, my good lord, frae London!’

7

‘An I be sae welcome, he says,

‘Ye’ll kiss me for my comin,

For the morn sud hae bin my weddin-day

Gif I had staid in London.’

8

She turned her about wi a disdainfull look,

Dear, she was a pretty woman!

‘Gif the morn shud hae bin yer weddin-day,