Will ye meet us up on Downie Hills
Far the coven's githerin in his name
He'll draw yer bleed and spit it in his hand
And then the De'il will tak ye for his ain

Theif o' Hell weight upon hersel
I lay the besom in the De'il's name
Let it nae stir until I come hame
And I will go in the De'il's name

O'er the dyke and through the corn we roam
And I shall go in tae a hare
The fruits o' ithers we tak for our ain
I'll sheet that man in the De'il's name

The song is inspired by the confessions of Isobel Gowdie, a North-East woman who claimed to have been a witch and loyal to the Devil. The confessions were obtained in 1662 and it is not known what became of Isobel as a result of her alleged involvement in witchcraft.