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,