shee.

4.
'Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But a saddle on a sow's back
I never saw nane.'

5.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he;
He spy'd a pair of jack-boots,
Where nae boots should be.

6.
'What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came these boots here,
Without the leave o' me?'
'Boots?' quo' she.
'Ay, boots,' quo' he.

7.
'Shame fa' your cuckold face,
And ill mat ye see!
It's but a pair of water-stoups,
My minnie sent to me.'
'Water-stoups?' quo' he.
'Ay, water-stoups,' quo' she.

8.
'Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller spurs on water-stoups
I saw never nane.'

9.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And he saw a sword,
Whare a sword should na be.

10.
'What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this sword here,
Without the leave o' me?'
'A sword?' quo' she.
'Ay, a sword,' quo' he.

11.
'Shame fa' your cuckold face,
Ill mat ye see!
It's but a porridge-spurtle,
My minnie sent to me.'
'A spurtle?' quo' he.
'Ay, a spurtle,' quo' she.

12.
'Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller-handed spurtles
I saw never nane.'

13.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he;
There he spy'd a powder'd wig,
Where nae wig shoud be.

14.
'What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this wig here,
Without the leave o' me?'
'A wig?' quo' she.
'Ay, a wig,' quo' he.

15.
'Shame fa' your cuckold face,
And ill mat you see!
'Tis naething but a clocken-hen,
My minnie sent to me.'
'Clocken hen?' quo' he.
'Ay, clocken hen,' quo' she.

16.
'Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But powder on a clocken-hen
I saw never nane.'

17.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And there he saw a muckle coat,
Where nae coat shoud be.

18.
'What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this coat here,
Without the leave o' me?'
'A coat?' quo' she.
'Ay, a coat,' quo' he.

19.
'Shame fa' your cuckold face,
Ill mat ye see!
It's but a pair o' blankets,
My minnie sent to me.'
'Blankets?' quo' he.
'Ay, blankets,' quo' she.

20.
'Far hae I ridden,
And