She’s gi’en to him a gay gold ring
Wi’ seven bright diamonds set therein.
IX
‘As lang’s these diamonds keep their hue,
Ye’ll know I am a lover true:
X
‘But when the ring turns pale and wan,
Ye may ken that I love anither man.’
XI
He hoist up sails and awa’ sail’d he
Till that he came to a foreign countrie.
XII
One day as he look’d his ring upon,
He saw the diamonds pale and wan.