“If you’ll busk you as a bride

And make ready,

It’s I will wed you with a ring,

O fair lady.”

“Shall I busk me as a bride,

I so bonny,

For you to wed me with a ring,

O boy Johnny?”

“When you’ve busked you as a bride

And made ready,

Who else is there to marry you,

O fair lady?”

“I will find my lover out,

I so bonny,

And you shall bear my wedding-train,

O boy Johnny.”