Key: E major
Verse 1
D
G
The sun shines high on yonder hill
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And low in yonder dell
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The place where me and my love dwells
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The sun, never goes dune.
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Gi' saddle to me the bonnie black steed,
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Or saddle to me the brune,
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That I may ride o 'er and bonnie love,
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That I may ride o 'er and.
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It's when will ye be back, bonnie love,
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D
It's when will ye be hain?
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are nine times brunt,
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And o 'er ground green again,
Bonnie love,
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and o 'er ground green again.
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Oh, that's our long to bide o 'er,
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That's our long fair hame,
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The baby that's nay born yet,
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Will be our long want in its name,
For nay love will be our
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long want in its name.
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He turned about his high horse he'd,
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And fast a -whirled he,
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And fast, fast followed she, Pony Love,
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and fast, fast followed she.
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The first in tune that they came to
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He pocked her hose and sheen
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And he bade her rue and return new
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And nae more follow him
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Bonnie love and nae more follow him
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It's love for love that I do want
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Love for love again,
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it's hard when I like ye say we'll,
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and ye name me again.
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Bonnie love and ye name me again.
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The niece then to let thee come tell,
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he bought her a brooch and a ring,
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And he bade her rue and returnew,
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And ne 'er follow him, bonnie love,
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And ne 'er follow him.
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It's love for love that I do want,
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Love for love again.
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It's hard when I like ye say will,
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And ye name me again,
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Bonnie Love and ye name me again.
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The neest and tune that they can tell,
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He booked her a widen ring,
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And he bade her dry her rosy cheeks,
Bonnie Love and he would
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tuck her with him.
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It's love for love that I do want,
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love for love again.
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and there's name but you for me,
bonnie love,
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and there's name but you for me.
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There's comfort for the comfortless
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and honey for the bee
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And there's name for you but me,
bonnie love
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And there's name for you but me
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It's love for love that I hae got,
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So turn your high horse, heed a boot,
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Bonny love, and we will ride for hame.
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