The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame, will ye come hame?' 
The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame again e'en jo?' 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame, gin I come hame, 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame again e'en jo?' 

' Ye'se get a panfu' o' plumpin parridge, 
And butter in them, and butter in them, 
' Ye'se get a panfu' o' plumpin parridge, 
Gin ye'll come hame again e'en jo?' 
' Ha, ha, how! that's naething that dow, 
I winna come hame, I canna come hame; 
' Ha, ha, how! that's naething that dow, 
I winna come hame gin e'ern jo.' 

The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame, will ye come hame?' 
The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame again e'en jo?' 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame, gin I come hame, 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame again e'en jo?' 

' A reekin fat hen, weel fryth'd i' the pan, 
Gin ye'll come hame, gin ye'll come hame, 
' A reekin fat hen, weel fryth'd i' the pan, 
Gin ye'll come hame again e'en jo?' 
' Ha, ha, how! that's naething that dow, 
I winna come hame, I canna come hame; 
' Ha, ha, how! that's naething that dow, 
I winna come hame gin e'ern jo.' 

The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame, will ye come hame?' 
The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame again e'en jo?' 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame, gin I come hame, 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame again e'en jo?' 

' A weel made bed and a pair o' clean sheets, 
Gin ye'll come hame, gin ye'll come hame, 
' A weel made bed and a pair o' clean sheets, 
Gin ye'll come hame again e'en jo?' 
' Ha, ha, how! that's naething that dow, 
I winna come hame, I canna come hame; 
' Ha, ha, how! that's naething that dow, 
I winna come hame gin e'ern jo.' 

The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame, will ye come hame?' 
The shepherd's wife cries o'er the knowe, 
' Will ye come hame again e'en jo?' 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame, gin I come hame, 
' O what will ye gie me to my supper, 
Gin I come hame again e'en jo?' 

' A luvin wife in lily-white linens, 
Gin ye'll come hame, gin ye'll come hame, 
' A luvin wife in lily-white linens, 
Gin ye'll come hame again e'en jo?' 
' Ha, ha, how! that's something that dow, 
I will come hame, I will come hame: 
' Ha, ha, how! that's something that dow, 
I will come hame again e'en jo.'