The sairer was their plea.[[A]]

And they hae quarrelled on a day,

Till Marjorie's heart grew wae;

And she said she'd chuse another luve,

And let young Benjie gae.

And he was stout,[[B]] and proud-hearted,

And thought o't bitterlie;

And he's ga'en by the wan moon-light,

To meet his Marjorie.

"O open, open, my true love,