Bonnie Glenshee

On Autumn Harvest AH 004
Old Songs & Bothy Ballads - Some Rants o Fun

Maureen Jelks sings:

This beautiful song came to the fore in the 1960s when it was recorded by the Stewarts of Blair sung to the accompaniment of Alex on the goose (a pipe chanter). Cathie Stewart had the song (the first three verses anyway) from her husband's mother Charlotte Higgins of Blairgowrie.

1: Dae ye see yon high hills aa covered ower wi snaw,
They hae pairted mony's a true love and they'll soon pairt us twa.

Chorus:
Busk, busk bonnie lassie, aye and come awa wi me,
And I'll tak ye tae Glenisla near bonnie Glenshee.

2: Dae ye see yon shepherds as they walk along,
Wi their plaidies rowed aboot them and their sheep grazing on.

3: Dae ye see yon sodgers as they mairch along,
Wi their muskets ower their shoulders and their broadswords hangin doun.

4: Dae ye see yon laverock as it scurries along,
And dae ye hear yon blackbird as it sweetly sings it's song.

5: Then I wad gang wi ye for ye're aye on my mind,
It was never my intention for tae leave you behind.

Chorus:
Busk, busk bonnie lassie, aye and come awa wi me,
And I'll tak ye tae Glenisla near bonnie Glenshee.

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