An low doon on yon cassie,

Ye’ll tak aff your hat an ye’ll mak a low bow,

Gie the letter to my rantin laddie.’

5

‘When ye come to the gates o the Boyne,

Ye’ll see lords an nobles monie;

But ye’ll ken him among them a’,

He’s my bonnie, bonnie rantin laddie.’

6

‘Is your bonnie love a laird or a lord,