Seraphim/Hey the Bonny Breast Notes

HEY THE BONNIE BREAST-KNOTS

Hey the bonnie, ho the bonnie,
Hey the bonnie breast-knot ;
Blithe and merry were they a'
When they put on their breast-knots;
There was a bridal in this toun,
And till't the lasses a' were boun',
Wi' mankie facings on their gown,
And some o' them had breast-knots.
Singing, hey the bonnie, &c.

At nine o' clock the lads convene,
Some clad in blue, some clad in green,
Wi' shinin' buckles in their sheen,
And flowers are their waistcoats.
Out cam the wives a' wi' a phrase,
And wished the lasses happy days,
And muckle thought they o' their claise,
Especially the breast-knots.
Singing, hey the bonnie, &c.

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