Merry Muses of Caledonia: A Collection of Favourite Scots Songs, Ancient and Modern

There was a weddin ower in Fife, An mony ane frae Lothian at it; Jean Vernor there maist lost her life, For love o Jamie Howden at it. Blythe Will an Bessie’s weddin, Blythe Will an Bessie’s weddin, Haed I been Will, Bess haed been mine, An Bess an I haed made the weddin. Richt sair she grat, an wet her cheeks,

An naething pleased that we coud gie her; She tint her hert in Jeamie’s breeks,

It cam nae back to Lothian wi her.

Tammie Tamson too was there, Maggie Birnie was his dearie,

He pat it in amang the hair,

An puddled there till he was weary. When e’enin cam the toun was thrang, An beds were no to get for siller;

When e’er they fand a want o room, They lay in pairs like breid an butter. Twa an twa they made the bed,

An twa an twa they lay the gither; When they haed na room eneuch, Ilk ane lap on abuin the tither.