Ye can be shair o thïs: ïf ye haed a hoose, an ye knowed whut oor o tha nicht a thief wus cumin, ye'd be watchin fer hïm, wud ye no? An ye wudnae alloo yer hoose tae be brauk ïntae.
Sae yous be on tha luk-oot tae, fer ye dïnnae ken whan tha Laird wull be bak - whuther at tha gloamin, or at mïdnicht, or ïn tha wee smaa oors, or at tha scraich o day,
He saen tha follaers pu'in haird on tha oars, fer tha wun wus blaain agin thaim. An aboot tha fowerth watch o tha nicht he gaed oot tae thaim, waakin on tha wattèr! He wus aboot tae pass bye thaim,
Tha maistèr wull mebbe cum bak ïn tha wee smaa oors, or at tha scraich o day, but ïf he fins thaim readie an waitin whaniver he cums, the' wull be blisst aa richt!