I cry thy name in vain, my bonnie bonnie; For aye thy form, thy dear-loved form I see; O face sae fair! O locks o’ golden splendour! O guileless heart, that fondly throbbed for me!
A dreary blank is mine, my bonnie bonnie; Nae mair thy merry voice will cheer my ha’; An eerie stillness fills the darksome dwelling, Since thou, my sweetest flower, wert ta’en awa’!
The angels cam’ for thee, my bonnie bonnie, As saftly flickered oot life’s feeble flame: The tender Shepherd took thee to His bosom, An’ left me wi’ a lanely, lanely hame!
But oh! thou ’rt wi’ the blest, my bonnie bonnie, Where pain will rend thy gentle breist nae mair; Oh, when this weary heart lays doun its sorrow, My ain wee lassie, may I meet thee there!
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