16 But she’ll na tell the daddie o it Till father nor to mither, And she’ll na tell the daddie o it To sister nor to brither. 17 And word is to the Lochinvar, And word is to him gane, That sic a tenant’s dochter Has born a bastard son: 18 And she’ll na tell the daddie o it To father nor to mither, And she’ll na tell the daddie o it Till sister nor to brither. 19 ‘O weel do I ken the reason o that, And the reason weel do I ken; O weel ken I the reason o that; It’s to some o her father’s men. 20 ‘But I will awa to Littlejohn’s house, Shule them out o the door; For there’s na tenant on a’ my land Shall harbour an arrant hure.’ 21 Then out and spak the house-keeper, ‘Ye’d better lat her abee; For an onie harm befa this may, A’ the wyte will be on me.’ 22 O he has turnd himsel round about, Within himsel thoucht he ‘Better do I loe her little finger Than a’ thy haill bodie. 23 ‘Gae saddle to me my six coach-mares, Put a’ their harness on, And I will awa to Littlejohn’s house For reports o this bastard son.’ 24 Now whan he cam to Littlejohn’s house, Littlejohn was at the door: ‘Ye rascal, ye rogue, ye impudent dog, Will ye harbour an arrant hure!’ 25 ‘O pardon me, my sovereign liege, O pardon me, I pray; Oh that the nicht that she was born She’d deed the very neist day!’ 26 But he is in to his bonnie lassie gane, And has bolted the door behind, And there he has kissd his bonnie lassie sweet, It’s over and over again. 27 ‘Ye did weel, ye did weel, my bonnie may, To keep the secret twixt me and thee; For I am the laird o the Ochilberry swair, The lady o ‘t I’ll mak thee. 28 ‘Come doun, come doun, now gentlemen a’, And set this fair lady on; Mither, ye may milk the ewes as ye will, For she’ll neer milk them again. 29 ‘For I am the laird o the Ochilberry swair, O thirty plows and three, And I hae gotten the bonniest may That’s in a’ the south countrie.’ * * * * * #B.# #a.# 6 _should probably come before_ 5. 9^2. Whare. #b.# 2^2. lassie shew. 5^1. But when twenty weeks were. 5^2. O twenty weeks and three. 5^3. lassie began to grow pale and wan. 6^1. father’s herd. 6^4. And wadna bide wi me. 9^2. loud’s. 11. He was the laird of Auchentrone, With fifty ploughs and three, And he has gotten the bonniest lass In a’ the south countrie. #C.# 3^3. if he. _Kinloch has made changes in his printed copy._ #D.# 1. Oh. 1^3. _Changed later to_ ay as she sang, her. 2^4. _Burden_: To see. 3^4. _Changed to_ out owr. 5^4. axit _in the burden_. 6^1. But quhan. 7^4. neer _inserted later after_ ye’ll. _Burden_: It’s ye’ll see me.