And set them furth our lads before.
39
There was an auld wif ayont the fire,
A wee bit o the Captain’s kin:
‘Whae looes out the Captain’s kye,
And sae mony o the Captain’s men wi[t]hin?’
40
‘I, Willie Wudëspurs, let out the kye,
I winna lain my name frae thee,
And I’ll loose out the Captain’s kye