The Song Book No. 4/Banks of Doon
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Banks of Doon.
Ye banks and braes o' bonny Doon,how can ye bloom sae fresh and fair!How can ye chant, ye little birds,and I sae weary, fu' o' care!Thoul't break my heart thou warbling bird,that wantons thro' the flow'ring thorn,Thou minds me o' departed joys,departed never to return.
Oft hae I roved by bonny Doon,to see the rose and woodbine twine;And ilka birds sang o' its love,and foundly sae did I o' mine,Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose,fu' sweet upon its thorny tree;And my fause lover stole my rose,but ah! he left thorn wi' me.