Doon yonder den lives a plooboy lad 
An' someday soon he'll be my ain 
An' sing laddie aye an' sing laddie oh 
The plooboy laddies are a' the go 
Doon yonder den I could hae gotten a miller 
But a' his stoor it widda garr'd me ill 
Doon yonder den I could hae gotten a merchant 
But a' his gear it wasna worth a groat 
I see him comin' down frae yonder toon 
Wi' a' his ribbons rollin' round and round