When I came first by merrie Carlisle,

Was ne’er a town sae sweetly seeming;

The white rose flaunted owre the wall,

The thristled banners far were streaming.

When I came next by merrie Carlisle,

O sad sad seem’d the town, and eerie!

The auld auld men came out and wept:

‘O maiden, come ye to seek your dearie?’