She’s fair and fausethat causes my smart,
I lo’edher meikle and lang;
She’s broken her vow, she’s broken my heart,
And I may e’engaehang.
A coofcamin wi’routho’gear,
And I haetintmy dearest dear;
But Woman is butwarld’s gear,
Saelet the bonielass gang.
Whae’er ye be that woman love,
To this be never blind;
Naeferlie’tis tho’ fickle she prove,
A woman has’t bykind.
O Woman lovely, Woman fair!
An angel form’s faunto thy share,
‘Twad been o’er meikleto gi’en thee mair-
I mean anangel mind.