Doon yonder den lives a plooboy lad An' someday soon he'll be my ain An' sing laddie aye an' sing laddie oh The plooboy laddies are a' the go Doon yonder den I could hae gotten a miller But a' his stoor it widda garr'd me ill
Doon yonder den I could hae gotten a merchant But a' his gear it wasna worth a groat I see him comin' down frae yonder toon Wi' a' his ribbons rollin' round and round