‘The’r at yer gate, Brichell, the’r nether men nor lads,

Bat silly heard widifaus, we belted plaids.

3

‘O if I had a man,’ she says, ‘as it louks I haa nean,

He widne sit in the house an see my kay tean.

4

‘Bat, lasses, tak doun yer rokes, an we will defend,’

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5

‘O kiss me, d[ea]r Peggey, an gee me doun my gun,