As Malley Lee cam' doon the street, her capuchin did flee
She cast a look behind her back, tae see her negligee
She had twa lappets at her heid that flaunted gallantly
And ribbon knots at back and breist, o' bonnie Malley Lee
And we're a' gaun east and west
We're a' gaun a jee
We're a' gaun east, we're a' gaun west
A coortin' Malley Lee
As doon alang the Canongate were beaux o' ilk degree
And monie an ane turned roond aboot, the comely sicht tae see
And ilka bab her pingpong gied, ilk lad thought, "That's tae me"
But feint a ane was in the thought of bonnie Mally Lee
And we're a' gaun east and west
We're a' gaun a jee
We're a' gaun east, we're a' gaun west
A coortin' Malley Lee
The dame gaed through the palace ha' and wha' sae braw as she
A prince speired leave tae dance wi' her and earliest twa and three
But heilan' Brodie fleered them a' wi' proud and glancin' e'e
He's won for aye the heart and hand o' bonnie Malley Lee
And we're a' gaun east and west
We're a' gaun a jee
We're a' gaun east, we're a' gaun west
A coortin' Malley Lee
As Malley Lee cam' doon the street, her capuchin did flee
She cast a look behind her back, tae see her negligee
She had twa lappets at her heid that flaunted gallantly
And ribbon knots at back and breist, o' bonnie Malley Lee
And we're a' gaun east and west
We're a' gaun a jee
We're a' gaun east, we're a' gaun west
A coortin' Malley Lee
And we're a' gaun east and west
We're a' gaun a jee
We're a' gaun east, we're a' gaun west
A coortin' Malley Lee