"What news, what news, thou auld beggar man? _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; What news, what news, by sea or land? _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_." 60 "No news at all," said the auld beggar man, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; "But there is a wedding in the King's hall, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. "There is a King's dochter in the West, 65 _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; And she has been married thir nine nights past, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. "Into the bride-bed she winna gang, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; 70 Till she hears tell of her ain Hynd Horn, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_." "Wilt thou give to me thy begging coat? _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; And I'll give to thee my scarlet cloak, 75 _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. "Wilt thou give to me thy begging staff? _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; And I'll give to thee my good gray steed, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_." 80 The auld beggar man cast off his coat, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; And he's ta'en up the scarlet cloak, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. The auld beggar man threw down his staff, 85 _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; And he has mounted the good gray steed, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. The auld beggar man was bound for the mill, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; 90 But young Hynd Horn for the King's hall, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. The auld beggar man was bound for to ride, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; But young Hynd Horn was bound for the bride, 95 _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. When he came to the King's gate, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; He asked a drink for young Hynd Horn's sake, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. 100 These news unto the bonnie bride came, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; That at the yett there stands an auld man, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. "There stands an auld man at the King's gate, 105 _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; He asketh a drink for young Hynd Horn's sake, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_. "I'll go through nine fires so hot, _With a hey lillelu and a how lo lan_; 110 But I'll give him a drink for young Hynd Horn's sake, _And the birk and the brume blooms bonnie_."