Bonnie Dundee / Songs and Lyrics

Version 1

X:1
T:Bonnie Dundee
C:Trad
A:Scotland
Z:Webmaster
N:Hunting
M: 6/8
L:1/4
K: Cmaj
P:verse
z2 E/2F/2 | G3/2 A/2 G | G3/2 A/2 G | c3/2 B/2 A | G2 (G/2F/2) | 
w:Tae the Lords o' con-ven-tion 'twas Cla-ver-house spoke E'er the
E/2 G3/2 C | E/2 G3/2 C | D3/2 E/2 D | D2 (E/2F/2) | 
w:King's crown go down there are crowns to be broke So let
G3/2 A/2 G | G3/2 A/2 G | c3/2 B/2 A | G2 F | 
w:each ca-val-ier who loves ho-nour and me Come
E/2 G3/2 C | D/2 F3/2 B, | C3/2 C/2 C | C2 G, | 
w:fol-low the bon-nets o' Bon-nie Dun-dee. Come
P:chorus
C3/2 C/2 C | (C/2 F3/2) E | D3/2 G,/2 G, | D3/2 D/2 D | 
w:fill up my cup, come fill up my can Sad-dle my
D E F | F E D | E2 (C/2D/2) | 
w:hor-ses and sum-mon my men. For it's
E3/2 D/2 E | E3/2 D/2 E | G3/2 F/2 G | !fermata!A2 (G/2A/2) | 
w:Ho for the west port and let us gae free And we'll 
E/2 G3/2 C | D/2 F3/2 B, | C3/2 C/2 C | C2 z ||
w:fol-low the bon-nets of Bon-nie Dun-dee.
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W:1
W:Tae the Lords o' convention 'twas Claverhouse spoke,
W:"E'er the King's crown go down there are crowns to be broke,
W:So each cavalier who loves honour and me,
W:Let him follow the bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee.
W:
W:ch
W:Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can 
W:Saddle my horses and summon my men. 
W:For it's Ho for the west port and let us gae free 
W:And we'll fol-ow the bonnets of Bonnie Dundee.
W:
W:2
W:Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can,
W:Come saddle my horses and call out my men;
W:Unhook the West Port and let us gae free,
W:For it's up with the bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee;.
W:
W:3
W:Dundee he is mounted and he rides up the street,
W:The bells tae ring backward and the drums tae are beat,
W:But the provost douce man says just let it be,
W:For the toon is well rid o' that devil Dundee.
W:
W:4
W:There are hills beyond Pentland and hills beyond Forth,
W:Be there lords in the south, there are chiefs in the north,
W:There are brave dunniwassels, three thousand times three,
W:Cry hey for the bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee.
W:
W:5
W:So awa tae the hills, tae the lee and the rocks,
W:Ere I own a usurper I'll couch with the fox,
W:So tremble false Whigs in the mid'st o' yer glee,
W:For ye've no seen the last o' my bonnets and me.

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