“tho' ye had a' the sun shines on,

and the earth conceals sae lowly,

i wad turn my back on you and it a',

and embrace my collier laddie.

“i wad turn my back, &c.

“i can win my five pennies in a day,

an' spen't at night fu' brawlie:

and make my bed in the collier's neuk,

and lie down wi' my collier laddie.

“and make my bed, &c.

“love for love is the bargain for me,

tho' the wee cot-house should haud me;

and the warld before me to win my bread,

and fair fa' my collier laddie!”

“and the warld before me, &c.