“Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border Minstrelsy,” No 146 a, Abbotsford.
1
‘O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk,
Gin your feathering be sheen!’
‘O waly, waly, my master dear,
Gin ye look pale and lean!
2
‘Whether is it for the gold sae rid,
Or is it for the silver clear?
Or is it for the lass in southen land,