He’s landed at Braikly’s yates at the day dawing.

2

Says, Baron of Braikly, are ye within?

There’s sharp swords at the yate will gar your blood spin.

3

The lady raise up, to the window she went;

She heard her kye lowing oer hill and oer bent.

4

‘O rise up, John,’ she says, ‘turn back your kye;

They’re oer the hills rinning, they’re skipping away.’