And sae have [the] Northumbershire,
And fair Cluddendale they hae brunt it hale,
And he’s left it all in fire fair.
4
Ay till the came to Earl Percy’s castle,
Earl Percey’s castle that stands sae high:
‘Come dowen, come dowen, thou proud Percey,
Come down and talk one hour with me.
5
‘Come down, come down, thou proud Percey,