Sunday, March 27, 2011

Loch Lomond

"By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon.
where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon.

O ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak the low road,
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon.

Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side o Ben Lomon,
Where in purple hue the Hieland hills we view,
An' the moon comin' out in the gloamin.

O yell tak the high road and I'll tak the low road,
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon.

The wee birdies sing and the wild flowrs spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleepin;
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
Tho the waefu may cease frae their greetin

O yell tak the high road and I'll tak the low road,
An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon."

[same source as the second video below]