Bonnie George
Campbell
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HIE upon Hielands,
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and laigh upon Tay,
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Bonnie George Campbell
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rode out on a day.
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He saddled, he bridled,
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5
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and gallant rode he,
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And hame cam his guid horse,
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but never cam he.
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Out cam his mother dear,
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greeting fu sair,
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10
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And out cam his bonnie bryde,
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“The meadow lies green,
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the corn is unshorn,
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But Bonnie George Campbell
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will never return,”
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Saddled and bridled
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and booted rode he,
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A plume in his helmet,
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A sword at his knee.
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20
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But toom cam his saddle,
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all bloody to see,
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Oh, hame cam his guid horse,
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but never cam he!
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Slang
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English
Translation
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Hie
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high
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Hielands
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highland or upland
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Laigh
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low
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Tay
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river in Scotland
flowing down from the Highlands into the North Sea at Perth.
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hame
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home
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cam
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came
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guid
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good
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Fu
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Full
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Sair
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solely
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Bryde
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bride
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Riving
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tearing
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toom
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empty
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