2

‘Keep weill, keep weill your half-year’s fee,

For ye’ll soon get a sicht o your Johnie;

But anither woman has my heart,

And I’m sorry for to leave ye.’

3

‘Ye’ll dow ye doun to yon changehouse,

And ye’ll drink till the day be dawin;

At ilka pint’s end ye’ll drink my health out,

And I’ll come and pay for the lawin.’