The Blue Bell of Scotland
Anonymous
Oh where, and oh where, is your Highland laddie gone?
He’s gone to fight the French for King George upon the throne;
And it’s oh, in my heart, how I wish him safe at home!
Oh where, and oh where, does your Highland laddie dwell?
He dwells in merry Scotland, at the sign of the Blue Bell;
And it’s oh, in my heart, that I love my laddie well.
In what clothes, in what clothes is your Highland laddie clad?
His bonnet’s of the Saxon green, his waistcoat’s of the plaid;
And it’s oh, in my heart, that I love my Highland lad.
Suppose, oh, suppose that your Highland lad should die?
The bagpipes shall play over him, and I’ll lay me down and cry;
And it’s oh, in my heart, I wish he may not die.