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11Comin' through the craigs o' Kyle,Coming thro' the craigs of Kyle,
22Amang the bonnie bloomin' heather,Amang the bonnie blooming heather,
33There I met a bonnie lassieThere I met a bonnie lassie
44Keepin' a' her ewes thegither.Keeping a' her ewes thegether1.
55O'er the moor amang the heather,O'er the moor amang the heather,
66O'er the moor amang the heather --O'er the moor amang the heather,
77There I met a bonnie lassieThere I met a bonnie lassie,
88Keepin'a'her ewes thegither.Keeping a' her ewes thegether.
99
1010Says I, "My dear, where is thy name,Said I, my dear, where is thy hame,
1111In moor or dale, pray tell me wheter?"In moor, or dale, pray tell me whether?
1212Says she, "I tent the fleecy flocksShe said, I tent2 the fleecy flocks
1313That feed amang the bloomin' heather."That feed amang the blooming heather.
1414 O'er the moor amang the heather,O'er the moor amang the heather,
1515O'er the moor amang the heather --O'er the moor amang the heather,
1616There I met a bonnie lassieShe said, I tent the fleecy flocks
1717Keepin'a'her ewes thegither.That feed amang the blooming heather.
1818
1919We sat us down upon a bank,She charm'd my heart, and ay sinsyne3
2020Sae warm an'sunny was the weather,I cou'dna think on ony ither:
2121She left her flocks at large to roveBy sea and sky! she shall be mine!
2222Amang the bonnie bloomin' heather.The bonnie lass amang the heather.
2323O'er the moor amang the heather,O'er the moor amang the heather,
2424O'er the moor amang the heather --O'er the moor amang the heather:
2525There I met a bonnie lassieBy sea and sky! she shall be mine!
2626Keepin'a'her ewes thegither.The bonnie lass amang the heather.
27
28As thus we sat she sang a song,
29Till echo rang a mile and farther,
30An'aye the burden o'the song
31Was - "O'er the moor amang the heather!"
32O'er the moor amang the heather,
33O'er the moor amang the heather --
34There I met a bonnie lassie
35Keepin'a'her ewes thegither.
36
37She charmed my heart, and aye syn sine
38I couldna' think of ony ither:
39By sea and sky she shall be mine --
40The bonnie lass amang the heather!
41O'er the moor amang the heather,
42O'er the moor amang the heather --
43There I met a bonnie lassie
44Keepin'a'her ewes thegither.

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