And it’s wi thee I fain wad gae,
Tho it were een to heavn or hell.’
8
‘Then harp and carp, Thomas,’ she said,
‘Then harp and carp alang wi me;
But it will be seven years and a day
Till ye win back to yere ain countrie.’
9
The lady rade, True Thomas ran,
Untill they cam to a water wan;