- THE Earl o Aboyne is awa to Lunnon gane, An he's taen Joannan wi him, An it ill be Yule ere he come again; But he micht hae taen taen his bonnie Peggie Ewan.
- Cook-maidens all, be ready at my call, Hae a' your pats an pans a-reekin; For the finest o flowrs, gae through your bowrs, For the Earl o Aboyne's a comin.