196 THE HOME OF A NATURALIST. 



And first he played da notes o' noy, 



Scowan iirla griin ; 

 An' dan he played da notes o' joy, 

 . . Whar giorten han griin oarlac. 



An' dan he played da god gabber reel, 



Scowan iirla griin ; 

 Dat meicht hae made a sick hert hale, 



Whar giorten han griin oarlac." 



Some stanzas here are also forgotten, their purport 

 being that a messenger from behind the " grey stane " 

 now appears, and, in the name of the King of the 

 Fairies, invites the king thus : — 



" Noo come ye in inta wir ha', 

 Scowan iirla griin ; 

 An' come ye in among wis a', 



Whar giorten han griin oarlac. 



Now he's gaen in inta der ha', 



Scowan iirla griin ; 

 An' he's gaen in among dem a'. 



Whar giorten han griin oarlac. 



Dan he took oot his pipes ta play, 



Scowan iirla grun ; 

 Bit sair his hert we dol an' wae, 



Whar giorten han griin oarlac. 



An' first he played da notes o' noy, 



Scowan iirla grun ; 

 An' dan he played da notes o' joy, 



Whar giorten han griin oarlac. 



An' dan he played da god gabber reel, 



Scowan iirla grun ; 

 Dat meicht hae made a sick hert hale, 



Whar giorten han griin oarlac. 



