This ae nighte, this ae nighte,
-- Every nighte and alle,
Fire and fleet and candle-lighte,
And Christe receive thy saule.
When thou from hence away art past,
-- Every nighte and alle,
To Whinny-Muir thou com'st at last;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If ever thou gav'st hosen and shoon,
-- Every nighte and alle,
Sit thee down and put them on;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If hosen and shoon thou ne'er gav'st nane
-- Every nighte and alle,
The whinnes sall prick thee to the bare bane;
And Christe receive thy saule.
From Whinny-muir when thou mayst pass,
-- Every nighte and alle,
To Brig o' Dread thou com'st at last;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If ever thou gav'st silver and gold,
-- Every nighte and alle,
At t' Brig o' Dread thou'lt find foothold,
And Christe receive thy saule.
But if silver and gold thou never gav'st nane,
-- Every nighte and alle,
Down thou tumblest to Hell flame,
And Christe receive thy saule.
From Brig o' Dread when thou mayst pass,
-- Every nighte and alle,
To Purgatory fire thou com'st at last;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If ever thou gav'st meat or drink,
-- Every nighte and alle,
The fire sall never make thee shrink;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If meat or drink thou ne'er gav'st nane,
-- Every nighte and alle,
The fire will burn thee to the bare bane;
And Christe receive thy saule.
This ae nighte, this ae nighte,
-- Every nighte and alle,
Fire and fleet and candle-lighte,
And Christe receive thy saule.
Anon (This is believed to be an 18th century version of a medieval text)
