Vor forty veet, up steäir by steäir,

That roun' the risèn tow'r do wind,

Like withwind roun' the saplèn's rind,

An' reach a landèn, wi' a seat,

To rest at last your weary veet,

'Ithin a breast be-screenèn wall,

To keep ye vrom a longsome vall.

An' roun' the windèn steäirs do spring

Aïght stwonèn pillars in a ring,

A-reachèn up their heavy strangth