There was a lass, they ca'd her Meg,
And she gaed o'er the moor to spin;
There was a lad that follow'd her,
They ca'd him Duncan Davison.
The moor was dreigh, and Meg was skeigh,
Her favour Duncan cou'd na win;
For wi' the rock she wad him knock,
And ay she shook the temper pin.
As o'er the moor they lightly foor,
A burn was clear, a glen was green:
Upon the banks they eas'd their shanks,
And ay she set the wheel between;
But Duncan swoor a haly aith,
That Meg shou'd be a bride the morn;
Then Meg took up her spinnin graith,
And flang them a' out o'er the burn.
O! we will big a wee, wee house,
And we will live like king and queen,
Sae blythe and merry's we will be.
When ye set by the wheel at e'en!
A man may drink, and no be drunk;
A man may fight, and no be slain;
A man may kiss a bonny lass,
And ay be welcome back again!