An he’s fast coming hame from London.’

8

‘Ye stable-grooms a’, be ready at the ca,

An have a’ your stables in shening,

An sprinkle them over wie some costly water,

Since the guid Earl o Boyn’s a coming.

9

‘Ye pretty cooks a’, be ready at the ca,

An have a’ your spits in turning,

An see that ye spare neither cost nor pains,