An ye’ll gang ye back the road ye cam,

For I canna bide yer greetin.’

9

‘Betide me weel, betide me woe,

It’s wi the beggar an I’ll go,

An I’ll follow him through frost an snow,

An I’ll be the beggar’s dawtie.’

10

When they cam to yonder ha,

He knockit loud an sair did ca;