Francis James Child

“ And he has pulld out his fringed grey,
And there, brave Noble, he rade him weel.
Then Hobie is down the water gane,
Een as fast as he may drie;
Tho they shoud a' brusten and broken their hearts,
Frae that tryst Noble he would not be. ”

“ Then they cryd a' wi ae consent,
Thou 'rt welcome here, brave Noble, to me.
Wilt thou with us in England ride?
And thy safe-warrand we will be,
If we get a horse worth a hyndred punds,
Upon his back that thou shalt be. ”

“ They hae tane him up the Ricker-gate;
The wives they cast their windows wide,
And ilka wife to anither can say,
That's the man loosd Jock o the Side!
'Fy on ye, women! why ca ye me man?
For it's nae man that I'm usd like ”