My heart was aince as blyth and free
My mither sent me tae the toon
A bonie westlin' weaver lad
I sat beside my warpin-wheel
The moon was sinking in the west
But what was said and what was done
Tae the weavers gin ye gang, fair maids
Tae the weavers gin ye gang
I'll rede you richt, gang ne'er at nicht
Tae the weavers gin ye gang
As summer days are lang
But a bonie westlin' weaver lad
Has gart me change my sang
Tae warp a plaiden wab
But the weary weary warpin' o't
Has gart me sigh and sab
Sat working at his loom
He took my heart as wi' a net
In every knot and thrum
And ay I ca'd it roun'
But every shot and every knock
My heart it gae a stoun
Wi' visage pale and wan
When my bonie westlin' weaver lad
Convoy'd me thro' the glen
Shame fa' me gin I tell
But Oh! I fear the country soon
Will ken as weel's mysel'
30.November 1999 at 13:08