XIII

Out then cam the miller’s son,
And saw the fair maid soummin’[206] in.

XIV

‘O father, father, draw your dam!
There’s either a mermaid or a milk-white swan.’

XV

The miller hasted and drew his dam,
And there he found a drown’d woman.

XVI

You couldna see her middle sma’,
Her gowden girdle was sae braw.

XVII

You couldna see her lily feet,
Her gowden fringes were sae deep.