The first that came was a fair maid acombing on her locks she said she saw Berayna amongst the geese and ducks with a whoop whoop whoop and a heighho along the narrow stretch with a rat tat tat and a tippy tippy top and down the rolling bow wow wow with a toodle oodle oodle and a bugle sound Through the woods he ran Billy boy then through the woods he ran.
The next that came was a gentleman a walkin down the street He said he saw Berayna carrying a piece of meat with a whoop whoop whoop and a heighho along the narrow stretch with a rat tat tat and a tippy tippy top and down the rolling bow wow wow with a toodle oodle oodle and a bugle sound Through the woods he ran Billy boy then through the woods he ran.
The next that come was a merchant counting out his goods He said he saw Berayna sitting in the woods with a whoop whoop whoop and a heighho along the narrow stretch with a rat tat tat and a tippy tippy top and down the rolling bow wow wow with a toodle oodle oodle and a bugle sound Through the woods he ran Billy boy then through the woods he ran.
The next to come was a preacher thinking on his sins He said he saw Berayna folding a paper of pins with a whoop whoop whoop and a heighho along the narrow stretch with a rat tat tat and a tippy tippy top and down the rolling bow wow wow with a toodle oodle oodle and a bugle sound Through the woods he ran Billy boy then through the woods he ran.
The last to come was a soldier marching home from war He said he saw Berayna wallowing like a boar. with a whoop whoop whoop and a heighho along the narrow stretch with a rat tat tat and a tippy tippy top and down the rolling bow wow wow with a toodle oodle oodle and a bugle sound Through the woods he ran Billy boy then through the woods he ran.