| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| When Isicles hang by the wall, | When icicles hang by the wall, | LLL V.ii.901 |
| And Dicke the Sphepheard blowes his naile; | And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, | LLL V.ii.902 |
| And Tom beares Logges into the hall, | And Tom bears logs into the hall, | LLL V.ii.903 |
| And Milke comes frozen home in paile: | And milk comes frozen home in pail, | LLL V.ii.904 |
| When blood is nipt, and waies be fowle, | When blood is nipped, and ways be foul, | LLL V.ii.905 |
| Then nightly sings the staring Owle | Then nightly sings the staring owl: | LLL V.ii.906 |
| Tu-whit | ‘ Tu-whit | LLL V.ii.907 |
| to-who. / A merrie note, | Tu-who!’ – a merry note, | LLL V.ii.908 |
| While greasie Ione doth keele the pot. | While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. | LLL V.ii.909 |
| When all aloud the winde doth blow, | When all aloud the wind doth blow, | LLL V.ii.910 |
| And coffing drownes the Parsons saw: | And coughing drowns the parson's saw, | LLL V.ii.911 |
| And birds sit brooding in the snow, | And birds sit brooding in the snow, | LLL V.ii.912 |
| And Marrians nose lookes red and raw: | And Marian's nose looks red and raw, | LLL V.ii.913 |
| When roasted Crabs hisse in the bowle, | When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, | LLL V.ii.914 |
| Then nightly sings the staring Owle, | Then nightly sings the staring owl: | LLL V.ii.915 |
| Tu-whit | ‘Tu-whit | LLL V.ii.916 |
| to who: / A merrie note, | Tu-who!' – a merry note, | LLL V.ii.917 |
| While greasie Ione doth keele the pot. | While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. | LLL V.ii.918 |