XII
‘Now are ye Queen of Heaven hie,
Come to pardon a’ our sin?
Or are ye Mary Magdalane,
Was born at Bethlehem?’—
XIII
‘I’m no the Queen of Heaven hie,
Come to pardon ye your sin,
Nor am I Mary Magdalane,
Was born in Bethlehem.
XIV
‘But I’m the lass of Lochroyan,
That’s sailing on the sea
To see if I can find my love,
My ain love Gregory.’—
XV
‘O see na ye yon bonny bower?
It’s a’ covered owre wi’ tin?
When thou hast sail’d it round about,
Lord Gregory is within.’
XVI
And when she saw the stately tower,
Shining both clear and bright,
Whilk stood aboon the jawing[314] wave,
Built on a rock of height,