The eldest she was vexed sair, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And sair envied her sister fair, 15 _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. Intill her bower she coudna rest, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! Wi' grief and spite she maistly brast, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. 20 Upon a morning fair and clear, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! She cried upon her sister dear, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. "O sister, come to yon sea strand, 25 _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And see our father's ships come to land," _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. She's ta'en her by the milk-white hand, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! 30 And led her down to yon sea strand, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. The youngest stood upon a stane, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! The eldest came and threw her in, 35 _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. She took her by the middle sma' _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And dashed her bonny back to the jaw, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. 40 "O sister, sister, tak my hand, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And I'se mak ye heir to a' my land, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. "O sister, sister, tak my middle, 45 _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And ye's get my goud and my gouden girdle, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. "O sister, sister, save my life, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! 50 And I swear I'se never be nae man's wife," _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. "Foul fa' the hand that I should tak, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! It twin'd me o' my warldes mak, 55 _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. "Your cherry cheeks and yellow hair _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! Gars me gang maiden for evermair," _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. 60 Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! Till she came to the mouth o' yon mill-dam, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. O out it came the miller's son, 65 _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And saw the fair maid soummin in, _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. "O father, father, draw your dam, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! 70 There's either a mermaid or a swan," _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_. [The miller quickly drew the dam, _Binnorie, O Binnorie_! And there he found a drown'd woman, 75 _By the bonny mill-dams o' Binnorie_.]