Traditionnel.
Aul Alison Cross she lives in yon tower
The ugliest witch in the North Countrie
She's trysted me a day til her bower
And many a braw speech she's made tae me
Refrain:
Awa, awa ye ugly witch
Haud far awa an lat me be
Before I'll kiss yer ugly moo
I'll rather toddle aroon the tree.
She showed me a mantle o red scarlet
Wrought wi gold and fringes fine
Gin ye'll be my leman so true
This goodly gift it sall be thine
(Refrain)
She showed me a sark o the softest silk
Weel wrought wi pearls aboon the band
Gin ye'll be my leman so true
This goodly gift at yer command
(Refrain)
She showed me a cup o the good red gold
Weel wrought wi jewels sich fair and fine
Gin ye'll be my leman so true
This goodly gift it sall be thine
(Refrain)
She's ta'en out her grass-green horn
She's blew it three times loud and shrill
Swore by the moon and the stars aboon
She'd gar him rue the day that he was born
(Refrain)
But she's ta'en out her silver wand
She's turned three times aroon the tree
Muttered sich words that my senses failed
And I fell down senseless tae the ground
(Refrain)
Wi silver basin and silver caimb
To caimb my heidie upon her knee
Aye on ilkie Saturday nicht
Aul Alison Cross she comes tae me
(Refrain)
But it fell upon last Halloween
When the seely court cam ridin by
The queen's lichted on a gowan bank
Nae far frae the tree where I did lie
(No Refrain)
She's lifted me in her milkwhite hand
She's straiked me three times on her knee
She's turned me back tae my proper shape
Nae mair I'll toddle aroon the tree.