7. The youngest stude upon a stane, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ The eldest came and pushed her in, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 8. She took her by the middle sma’, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ And dashed her bonnie back to the jaw, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie/_ 9. ‘O sister, sister, reach your hand!’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘And ye shall be heir of half my land,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 10. ‘O sister, I’ll not reach my hand,’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘And I’ll be heir of all your land,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 11. ‘Shame fa’ the hand that I should take,’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘It’s twin’d me and my world’s make,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 12. ‘O sister, reach me but your glove,’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘And sweet William shall be your love,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 13. ‘Sink on, nor hope for hand or glove,’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘And sweet William shall better be my love,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 14. ‘Your cherry cheeks and your yellow hair,’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘Garr’d me gang maiden evermair,’ _By the bonnie mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 15. Sometimes she sunk, and sometimes she swam, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ Until she came to the miller’s dam, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 16. ‘O father, father, draw your dam!’ _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ ‘There’s either a mermaid or a milk-white swan,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 17. The miller hasted and drew his dam, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ And there he found a drowned woman, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 18. You could not see her yellow hair, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ For gowd and pearls that were sae rare, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 19. You could na see her middle sma’, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ Her gowden girdle was sae bra’, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 20. An’ by there came a harper fine, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ That harped to the king at dine, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 21. When he did look that lady upon, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ He sigh’d and made a heavy moan, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 22. He’s ta’en three locks o’ her yallow hair, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ And wi’ them strung his harp sae fair, _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 23. The first tune he did play and sing, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ Was, ‘Farewell to my father the king,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 24. The nextin tune that he play’d syne, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ Was, ‘Farewell to my mother the queen,’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._ 25. The lasten tune that he play’d then, _Binnorie, O Binnorie!_ Was, ‘Wae to my sister, fair Ellen!’ _By the bonny mill-dams o’ Binnorie._