The mother, wi' her needle an' her sheers,
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new; Makes old clothes
The father mixes a' wi' admonition due.
Their master's an' their mistress's command
The younkers a' are warnèd to obey; youngsters
An' mind their labours wi' an eydent hand, diligent
An' ne'er, tho' out o' sight, to jauk or play: trifle
‘And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway,
An' mind your duty, duly, morn an' night!
Lest in temptation's path ye gang astray, go