Intro
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Verse 1:
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There was a lass an she was fair, at kirk an' market tae be seen
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When aw oor fairest maids were met, fairest o' them aw was bonnie Jean
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and aye, she wrought her Mammie?s work and she sang sae merrilie
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The blythest bird upon the bush, had ne'er a lighter heart than she
Verse 2:
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But hawks will rob the tender joys, that bless the little lintwhite?s nest
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And frost will blight the fairest flower, love will break the soundest rest
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For she met a braw young lad, the pride of aw the glen
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And he had oxen, sheep and kye, and bonnie horses nine or ten
Verse 3:
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Ah he gaed wi Jeanie tae the tryste, and danced the lassie on the down
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And lang ere witless Jeannie knew, her heart was lost, her peace was stown
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As in the bosom o' the stream, the moonbeam dwells at dewy een
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So trembling pure was tender love, within the breast o' bonnie Jean
Verse 4:
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While monies a bird sang sweet o'love, and monie a flower blooms ower the dale
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his cheek to hers he aft did lay, and whispered thus his tender tale
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O Jeannie fair I love thee dear,can you think tae fancy me
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an leave your mammies hame,and will ye come awa wae me
Verse 5:
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So what could helpless Jeannie do? She had nae will tae tell him naw
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At length she blushed a sweet consent, and love was aye between them twa