Can she bake and can she brew? Can she shape and can she sew, ’Boot a house can a’ things do? About the merry-ma-tansa? She can bake and she can brew, She can shape and she can sew, ’Boot a house can a’ things do, About the merry-ma-tansa. This is the way to wash the clothes, Wash the clothes, wash the clothes, This is the way to wash the clothes, About the merry-ma-tansa. [Then follows verses for wringing clothes, ironing, baking bread, washing hands, face, combing hair, washing and sweeping the house, and a number of other things done in housekeeping. The boy then presents the girl with a ring, and they all sing—] Now she’s married in a goud ring, A gay goud ring, a gay goud ring, Now she’s married in a goud ring, About the merry-ma-tansa. A gay goud ring is a dangerous thing, A cankerous thing, a cankerous thing, A gay goud ring is a dangerous thing, About the merry-ma-tansa. Now they’re married we wish them joy, Wish them joy, wish them joy, Now they’re married we wish them joy, About the merry-ma-tansa. Father and mother they must obey, Must obey, must obey, Father and mother they must obey, About the merry-ma-tansa. Loving each other like sister and brother, Sister and brother, sister and brother, Loving each other like sister and brother, About the merry-ma-tansa. We pray this couple may kiss thegither, Kiss thegither, kiss thegither, We pray this couple may kiss thegither, About the merry-ma-tansa. [If any lad was left without a partner, the ring sing—] Here’s a silly auld man left alone, Left alone, left alone, He wants a wife and can’t get none, About the merry-ma-tansa. —Biggar (William Ballantyne). II. Here we go the jingo-ring, The jingo-ring, the jingo-ring, Here we go the jingo-ring, About the merry-ma-tansie. Twice about, and then we fa’, Then we fa’, then we fa’, Twice about, and then we fa’, About the merry-ma-tansie. Guess ye wha’s the young goodman, The young goodman, the young goodman, Guess ye wha’s the young goodman, About the merry-ma-tansie. Honey is sweet, and so is he, So is he, so is he, Honey is sweet, and so is he, About the merry-ma-tansie. [Or— Apples are sour, and so is he, So is he, so is he, Apples are sour, and so is he, About the merry-ma-tansie.]