Bonny Charlie's noo
awa'
Safely o'er the friendly main,
Mony a heart will break in twa,
Should he ne'er come back again.
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Will ye no come back again?
Will ye no come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be.
Will ye no come back again?
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Ye trusted in your hieland men,
They trusted you dear Charlie!
They kent your hiding in the glen,
Death and exile braving
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English bribes were a' in vain
Tho' puir and puirer we maun be,
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Siller canna buy the heart
That aye beats warm for thine and thee.
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We watched thee in the gloamin'
hour
We watched thee in the mornin' grey,
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Though thirty thousand pounds
they gi'e,
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Oh, there is nane that would
betray!
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Sweet's the laverock's note and
lang,
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Liltin' wildly up the glen
But aye to me he sings a sang,
"Will ye no come back again?"
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