Now who will you marry on Beltane day?
Rivals and witches aay, today's the honoring
Sae many lads in a row bowing low
Which is the one you'll choose?
[Chorus:]
Ride you quickly now on your mare
He should ride a stallion sae fair
Toss a holly wreath in the ring
He so soon will be king
Now how should you know him on Beltane morn?
By the blue of his tunic and horns sae golden
Of all the lads, he shall be merrily clad in the sky day's hue
[Repeat chorus]
Now what have you there in the palm of your hand?
Just a pip of the rye when say, grand sae fairy
The scene on the bed, loving him holding him
I shall beget a son
[repeat chorus]
But what if they shatter the palm of your king?
Is the part of him bare in the spring sae joyful
Such a fine lad to learn to kill what he will
When will his grave digs done?
[Repeat chorus]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
Rivals and witches aay, today's the honoring
Sae many lads in a row bowing low
Which is the one you'll choose?
[Chorus:]
Ride you quickly now on your mare
He should ride a stallion sae fair
Toss a holly wreath in the ring
He so soon will be king
Now how should you know him on Beltane morn?
By the blue of his tunic and horns sae golden
Of all the lads, he shall be merrily clad in the sky day's hue
[Repeat chorus]
Now what have you there in the palm of your hand?
Just a pip of the rye when say, grand sae fairy
The scene on the bed, loving him holding him
I shall beget a son
[repeat chorus]
But what if they shatter the palm of your king?
Is the part of him bare in the spring sae joyful
Such a fine lad to learn to kill what he will
When will his grave digs done?
[Repeat chorus]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la