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 Out spake the bride's brither As he came in wi'the kie; Poor Willkie hadne'er a ta'en ye Had he kent ye as weel as I; For you're baith proud and saucy. And no for a poor man‘s wife Gin I canna get a better, Is he never tak ane i‘ my life. Woo'd, and married, &c.

Out spake the bride's sister. As she came in frae the byre; O gin I were but married, It's a' that I desire: But we poor folk maun live single, And do the best we can; I dinna care what I shou'd want, If I cou'd get but a man. Woo'd, and married, &c.