Now we want many merry Cracks,

Fen Habbie’s dead.

“He was Convoyer of the Bride

With Kittock hinging at his side;

About the Kirk he thought a Pride

The Ring to lead.

But now we may gae but a Guide,

Fen Habbie’s dead.

“So well’s he keeped his decorum

And all the Stots of Whip-meg-morum,