Our Goodman
1.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And then he saw a saddle-horse,
Where nae horse should be.
2.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this horse here,
Without the leave o me? "
Spoken: " A horse? " quo she.
" Ay, a horse, " quo he.
3.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
I'll mat ye see!
'T is naething but a broad sow,
My minnie sent to me. "
" A broad sow? " quo he.
" Ay sow, " quo she.
4.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But a sadle on a sow's back
I never saw nene. "
5.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he;
He spy'd a pair of jack-boots,
Where nae boots should be.
6.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came these boots here,
Without the leave o me? "
" Boots? " quo she.
" Ay, boots, " quo he.
7.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
And i'll mat ye see!
It's but a pair of water-stoups,
My minnie sent to me. "
" Water-stoups? " quo he.
" Ay, water-stoups, " quo she.
8.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller spurs on water-stoups
I saw never nane. "
9.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And he saw a sword,
Whare a sword should na be.
10.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this sword here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A sword? " quo she.
" Ay, a sword, " quo he.
11.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
I'll mat ye see!
It's but a porridge-spurtle,
My minnie sent to me. "
" A spurtle? " quo he.
" Ay, a spurtle, " quo she.
12.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller-handed spurtles
I saw never nane. "
13.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he;
Ther he spy'd a powderd wig,
Where nae wig shoud be.
14.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this wig here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A wig? " quo she.
" Ay, a wig, " quo he.
15.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
And i'll mat you see!
'T is naething but a clocken-hen,
My minnie sent to me. "
" Clocken-hen? " quo he.
" Ay, clocken-hen, " quo she.
16.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But powder on a clocken-hen
I saw never nane. "
17.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And there he saw a muckle coat,
Where nae coat shoud be.
18.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this coat here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A coat? " quo she.
" Ay, a coat, " quo he.
19.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
I'll mat he see!
It's but a pair o blankets,
My minnie sent to me. "
" Blankets? " quo he.
" Ay, blankets, " quo she.
20.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But buttons on blankets
I never saw nane. "
21.
Ben went our goodman,
And ben went he,
And there he spy'd a sturdy man,
Where nae man shoud be.
22.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this man here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A man? " quo she.
" Ay, a man, " quo he.
23.
" Poor blind body,
And blinder mat ye be!
It's a new milking-maid,
My mither sent to me. "
" A maid? " quo he.
" Ay, a maid, " quo she.
24.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But lang-bearded maidens
I never saw nane. "
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And then he saw a saddle-horse,
Where nae horse should be.
2.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this horse here,
Without the leave o me? "
Spoken: " A horse? " quo she.
" Ay, a horse, " quo he.
3.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
I'll mat ye see!
'T is naething but a broad sow,
My minnie sent to me. "
" A broad sow? " quo he.
" Ay sow, " quo she.
4.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But a sadle on a sow's back
I never saw nene. "
5.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he;
He spy'd a pair of jack-boots,
Where nae boots should be.
6.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came these boots here,
Without the leave o me? "
" Boots? " quo she.
" Ay, boots, " quo he.
7.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
And i'll mat ye see!
It's but a pair of water-stoups,
My minnie sent to me. "
" Water-stoups? " quo he.
" Ay, water-stoups, " quo she.
8.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller spurs on water-stoups
I saw never nane. "
9.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And he saw a sword,
Whare a sword should na be.
10.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this sword here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A sword? " quo she.
" Ay, a sword, " quo he.
11.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
I'll mat ye see!
It's but a porridge-spurtle,
My minnie sent to me. "
" A spurtle? " quo he.
" Ay, a spurtle, " quo she.
12.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller-handed spurtles
I saw never nane. "
13.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he;
Ther he spy'd a powderd wig,
Where nae wig shoud be.
14.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this wig here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A wig? " quo she.
" Ay, a wig, " quo he.
15.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
And i'll mat you see!
'T is naething but a clocken-hen,
My minnie sent to me. "
" Clocken-hen? " quo he.
" Ay, clocken-hen, " quo she.
16.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But powder on a clocken-hen
I saw never nane. "
17.
Hame came our goodman,
And hame came he,
And there he saw a muckle coat,
Where nae coat shoud be.
18.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this coat here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A coat? " quo she.
" Ay, a coat, " quo he.
19.
" Shame fa your cuckold face,
I'll mat he see!
It's but a pair o blankets,
My minnie sent to me. "
" Blankets? " quo he.
" Ay, blankets, " quo she.
20.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But buttons on blankets
I never saw nane. "
21.
Ben went our goodman,
And ben went he,
And there he spy'd a sturdy man,
Where nae man shoud be.
22.
" What's this now, goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this man here,
Without the leave o me? "
" A man? " quo she.
" Ay, a man, " quo he.
23.
" Poor blind body,
And blinder mat ye be!
It's a new milking-maid,
My mither sent to me. "
" A maid? " quo he.
" Ay, a maid, " quo she.
24.
" Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But lang-bearded maidens
I never saw nane. "
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