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