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	Current version of Celtic Folk Lyrics Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/c/celtic-folk/bonnie-banks-o-loch-l...) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Celtic Folk Lyrics Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/c/celtic-folk/bonnie-banks-o-loch-l...) Version 1 of the lyrics
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	By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,						By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
	Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon'.						Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon'.
	where me and my true love were ever wont to gae						where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
	On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'.						On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'.
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	Chorus:						Chorus:
	O ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak the low road,						O ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak the low road,
	An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye;						An' I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
	But me and my true love will never meet again						But me and my true love will never meet again
	On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'.						On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomon'.
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	'Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen,						'Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen,
	On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomon',						On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomon',
	Where in purple hue the Hieland hills we view,						Where in purple hue the Hieland hills we view,
	An' the moon comin' out in the gloamin'.						An' the moon comin' out in the gloamin'.
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	(chorus)						(chorus)
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	The wee birdies sing and the wild flow'rs spring,						The wee birdies sing and the wild flow'rs spring,
	And in sunshine the waters are sleepin';						And in sunshine the waters are sleepin';
	But the broken heart it kens nae second spring,						But the broken heart it kens nae second spring,
	Tho' the waefu' may cease frae their greetin'						Tho' the waefu' may cease frae their greetin'
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	(chorus)						(chorus)
2	composer's name unknown						.............................................................	2
3	Notes:						The song was apparently written by a young	3
2	Lomon' is short for Lomond, it is probably spelled this way to allow							2
3	the second verse to rhyme.							3
4	There are a number of variations to this							4
5	song, probably the most well known							5
6	Scottish song after 'auld lang syne'.							6
7	The song was apparantly written by a young							7
	soldier to his sweetheart. Two						soldier to his sweetheart. Two
	of Bonnie Prince Charlies soldiers were						of Bonnie Prince Charlies soldiers were
	captured in Carlisle after the						captured in Carlisle after the
	abortive rising of 1745. One wrote the						abortive rising of 1745. One wrote the
	song, the other was released and						song, the other was released and
	took it back to Scotland to give to his						took it back to Scotland to give to his
4	colleagues sweetheart. The low						colleagues sweetheart. The low road	4
5	road refers to the soldiers impending						refers to the soldiers impending death and	5
6	death and the path of his spirit,						the path of his spirit, whilst	6
7	whilst the high road is either the sign of						the high road is either the sign of hope for	7
8	hope for which he sacrificed						which he sacrificed his life,	8
9	his life, or the actual road back to						or the actual road back to Scotland over the high rugged hills.	9
8	Scotland over the high rugged hills.							8
	Hence, his spirit would return via the low						Hence, his spirit would return via the low
	road and be back in Scotland						road and be back in Scotland
	first.						first.
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