Then out and spake the Billy Blind[88]—
He spake aye in a good time;
XXIX
‘Ye doe ye to the market-place,
And there buy ye a loaf o’ wax;
XXX
‘Ye shape it bairn and bairnly like,
And in twa glasses e’en ye’ll pit[89].
XXXI
‘And do ye to your mither then,
And bid her come to your boy’s christ’nen,
XXXII
‘For dear’s the boy he’s been to you:
Then notice weel what she shall do: