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As I cam oâer by Bonny Moor Hill*
Every rose grows bonny in time
I met a wee lass, and they caâed her Nell
Longing to be a sweet lover o mine
Itâs questions three Iâll ask o thee
Every rose grows bonny in time
And itâs questions three you maun answer me
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
You maun mak me a cambric shirt
Every rose grows bonny in time
Withoot one stitch o your needlework
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
You maun wash it in yonder well
Every rose grows bonny in time
Where water neâer ran and rain never fell
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
Then dry it oot on yonder thorn
Every rose grows bonny in time
Where blossom neâer bloomed since Adam was born
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
Itâs questions three youâve asked o me
Every rose grows bonny in time
And itâs questions three youâll noo answer me
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
You maun get me an acre of land
Every rose grows bonny in time
Atween the saut sea and sea water strand
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
Then plough it aa wi an auld ramâs horn
Every rose grows bonny in time
And then sow it oâer wi one grain of corn
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
You maun sheer it with a sickle of leather
Every rose grows bonny in time
And bind it up wi a peacockâs feather
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
Then stook it oâer on yonder sea
Every rose grows bonny in time
And bring the shell sheaf dry unto me
Before you are a sweet lover o mine
When youâve done and finished your work
Every rose grows bonny in time
You may call untae me for your cambric shirt
And you shall be a sweet lover o mine
- Album:
- Echoes
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- Ten Years
- Transatlantic Sessions - Series 4: Volume Three
- Folk Awards 2012
- Rough Guide To Scottish Music (3rd Edition)
- The Rough Guide to Scottish Music
- Rough Guide to Scottish Music
- fRoots 49
- The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010/11 (Live)
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