Ha! boys—I see a party appearing—wha's yon!

Methinks it's the captain of Bewcastle, and Jephtha's

John,

Coming down by the foul steps of Catlowdie's loan:

They'll make a sicker, come which way they will.

Ha lads! shout a' a' a' a' a',

My gear's a' ta'en.

Captain Musgrave, and a' his band,

Are coming down by the Siller-strand,

And the muckle toun-bell o' Carlisle is rung: