But ye’ll never wear that wi your love Auchanachie.’

5

‘Wi Auchanachie Gordon I would beg my bread

Before that wi Salton I’d wear gowd on my head,

Wear gowd on my head, or gowns fring’d to the knee;

And I’ll die if I getna my love Auchanachie.

6

‘O Salton’s [a] valley lies low by the sea,

He’s bowed on the back, and thrawin on the knee;’

. . . . . . .