"He's baith worth gowd and gude monie;

Dick o' the Cow has awa twa horse;

I wish na thou may make him three."

He has ta'en the laird's jack on his back,

A twa-handed sword to hang by his thie;

He has ta'en a steil cap on his head,

And gallopped on to follow Dickie.

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Dickie was na a mile frae aff the town,

I wat a mile but barely three,