Poem by Robert Burns

The Highland Laddie

THE bonniest lad that e’er I saw,
  Bonnie laddie, Highland laddie,
Wore a plaid and was fu’ braw,
  Bonnie Highland laddie.
On his head a bonnet blue,
  Bonnie laddie, Highland laddie,
His royal heart was firm and true,
  Bonnie Highland laddie.

Trumpets sound and cannons roar,
  Bonnie lassie, Lawland lassie,
And a’ the hills wi’ echoes roar.
  Bonnie Lawland lassie.
Glory, Honour, now invite,
  Bonnie lassie, Lawland lassie,
For Freedom and my King to fight,
  Bonnie Lawland lassie.

The sun a backward course shall take,
  Bonnie laddie, Highland laddie,
Ere aught thy manly courage shake.
  Bonnie Highland laddie.
Go, for yoursel procure renown,
  Bonnie laddie, Highland laddie,
And for your lawful King his crown,
  Bonnie Highland laddie!

1. I Gaed a Waefu' Gate Yestreen
2. Gala Water
3. Blythe Was She
4. The Banks of Nith (THE THAMES flows proudly to the sea)
5. Stay My Charmer

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