And in ahint the ha-door, and there the beggar lay.
4
Up raise the goodman’s dochter, and for to bar the door,
And there she saw the beggar standin i the floor.
5
He took the lassie in his arms and to the bed he ran,
‘O hooly, hooly wi me, sir! ye’ll waken our goodman.’
6
The beggar was a cunnin loon, and neer a word he spake
Until he got his turn done, syne he began to crack.