A pair o pistols frae his side,

And he lay down beside her.

‘Bonny lassie, I am wi you now,

Bonny lassie I am wi you,

But I’ll gar a’ your ribbons reel,

Bonny lassie, ere I lea you.’

5

The trumpet sounds thro Birldale,

Says, Men and horse, make ready;

The drums do beat at Staneman hill,