There was a shepherd's son 
Kept sheep upon a hill;
He laid his pipe and crook aside, 
And there he slept his fill.
Sing fal de ral, &c.

He looked east, he looked west, 
Then gave an under look,
And there he spied a lady fair 
Swimming in a brook.
Sing fal de ral, &c.

He raised his head frae his green bed, 
And then approached the maid:
"Put on your claes, my dear," he says, 
"And be ye not afraid.
Sing fal de ral, &c.

"'Tis fitter for a lady fair 
"To sew a silken seam,
"Than get up in a May morning
"And strive against the stream.
" Sing fal de ral, &c.