II
‘O wha will kame[310] my yellow hair,
With a haw bayberry[311] kame?
And wha will be my babe’s father
Till Gregory come hame?’—
III
‘Thy father, he will shoe thy foot,
Thy brother will glove thy hand,
Thy mither will bind thy middle jimp
Wi’ a lang, lang linen band.
IV
‘Thy sister will kame thy yellow hair,
Wi’ a haw bayberry kame;
The Almighty will be thy babe’s father
Till Gregory come hame.’—
V
‘And wha will build a bonny ship,
And set it on the sea?
For I will go to seek my love,
My ain love Gregory.’
VI
Up then spak her father dear,
A wafu’ man was he;
‘And I will build a bonny ship,
And set her on the sea.