says i my dearest molly come let us fix the time fan ye and i will mairried be and wedlock us combine fan ye and i get mairried love richt happy we will be for ye are the bonnie lassie that s tae pad the road wi me tae pad the road wi you sir cauld winter s comin on besides my aged parents have ne er a girl but one besides my aged parents have ne er a girl but me so i m no the bonnie lassie that s tae pad the road wi thee oh never mind cauld winter love the spring will follow on come sit ye doon beside me and i ll sing you a nice song i ll sing you a nice song while i diddle ye on ma knee for you re the bonnie lassie that s tae pad the road wi me oh the ither lads that i hae had they proved of cruel mind they beat me and bad used me and proved tae be unkind they beat me and bad used me and garred me rue the day that e er i gied my love tae them tae pad the road away oh lassie dearest lassie love i d never dae ye wrang it s on my honest faither s life i swear i ll dae nae hairm i ll busk ye braw and fairer so ye could bear the gree as the belle o a the country roond tae pad the road wi me so she has donned her hose and shoon and tae the kirk they ve gaen and lang ay lang ere mornin that couple were made ane and lang lang ere the mornin her troubles were set free for she s the bonnie lassie that s tae pad the road wi me for she s the bonnie lassie that s tae pad the road wi me she s the bonnie lassie that s tae pad the road wi me