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