Bonnie Lass Come Owre the Burn
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.200
Original Tape ID
Summary
A piece of Scots mouth music:
Bonnie lass, come owre the burn,
I'm the lad'll dae your turn.
O dinna ye stand there and mourn,
And fit's the deevil ails ye?
Bonnie lass, come owre the street,
I am the faither o yer geet [child].
O dinna ye stan' there and greet,
And fit's the deevil ails ye?
Bonnie lass, come owre the burn,
I'm the lad'll dae your turn.
O dinna ye stand there and mourn
And fit's the deevil ails ye?
Item Notes
1 verse of 4 lines with a chorus before and after; song performed twice. Cf. 'Bonnie Lass Blink Owre the Burn' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 6136) by Rev. James Honeyman (1703-1780).
See:
'The Scottish Folksinger' (N. Buchan & P. Hall, 1973) p. 70
'Jeannie Robertson' (J. Porter & H. Gower, 1995) pp. 177-178
'Till Doomsday in the Afternoon' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1986) p. 209
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good