PEG NICHOLSON was a good bay mare,
As ever trod on airn;
But now shes floating down the Nith,
And past the mouth o Cairn.
Peg Nicholson was a good bay mare,
An rode thro thick and thin;
But now shes floating down the Nith,
And wanting even the skin.
Peg Nicholson was a good bay mare,
And ance she bore a priest;
But now shes floating down the Nith,
For Solway fish a feast.
Peg Nicholson was a good bay mare,
An the priest he rode her sair;
And much oppressd and bruisd she was,
As priest-rid cattle are,&c. &c.
