Baillie Swan, Baillie Swan,
Let you do what you can -
God hae mercy on honest Dumfries;
But e'er the year's done,
Good Lord! Provost John
Will find that his Swans are but Geese.

Baillie Swan, Baillie Swan,
Let you do what you can -
God hae mercy on honest Dumfries;
But before the year is done,
Good Lord! Provost John
Will find that his Swans are but Geese.