I left the banks o winding Dee and laughs o Bonnie green
Where birds sang blithe through ilka tree and flooers bloomed fair atween.
As I gaed down by brig o Dee just as the sun gaed doon,
A lassie sang sae merrily amang the heather broon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHORUS: Though Cairn o Mount is bleak and bare, and cauld is Clochnaben,
I’d rather meet my Donald there than be fair Scotland’s queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I jumpit off my dappled grey; I walked doon by her side.
Said, lassie, I hae lost my way amang yer muirs sae wide.
Yet leeze me o yer bonnie face, yer een sae bonnie blue.
The langest day I’d blithely spare(?) tae be alane wi you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bonnie Lassie gang wi me and leave this could rife glen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O’ a’ yir ken ye’ll hae degree, wi wealth baith butt an ben<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In silks and satins, busket’s brae and ribbons for yer hair<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And maids tae answer tae ye ca’ how could ye wish for Mair<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O bonnie lassie, think o me; my lands stretch far and wide.
I’ve gowd in banks; I’ve ships at sea, sae will ye be my bride?
My faither left me lairdships twa, a hoose at my command,
And I’ll mak ye lady oer them a’ if ye’ll gie me yer hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I flung aside my lowland coat, kamed doon my yella hair,
Cried leeze me on, leal bonnie Bess; we meet tae pairt nae mair.
Nae langer Donald o the glen, I’m laird ayont the Dee,
And a hairt that proved thee forrit syne, I’ll aye prove true to thee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I left the banks o winding Dee and laughs o Bonnie greenWhere birds sang blithe through ilka tree and flooers bloomed fair atween.As I gaed down by brig o Dee just as the sun gaed doon,A lassie sang sae merrily amang the heather broon. CHORUS: Though Cairn o Mount is bleak and bare, and cauld … <\/p>\n