Ca' the yowes
G C G D
Ca' the yowes to the knowes,
Em C D
Ca' them where the heather grows,
Em C G Em
Ca' them where the burnie rowes,
D G C Em
My bonie dearie
G C G D
Will ye gang down the water-side,
Em C D
And see the waves sae sweetly glide
Em C G Em
Beneath the hazels spreading wide,
D G C Em
The moon it shines fu' clearly.
I was bred up at nae sic school,
My shepherd lad to play the fool,
And a' the day to sit in dool,
And nae body to see me.
Ye sall get gowns and ribbons meet,
Cauf-leather shoon upon your feet,
And in my arms ye'se lie and sleep,
An' ye sall be my dearie.
If ye'll but stand to what ye've said,
I'se gang wi' thee, my shepherd lad,
And ye may row me in your plaid,
And I sall be your dearie.
While waters wimple to the sea,
While day blinks in the lift sae hie,
Till clay-cauld death sall blin' my e'e,
Ye sall be my dearie.
Ca' the yowes to the knowes,
Ca' them where the heather grows,
Ca' them where the burnie rowes,
My bonie dearie
As I gaed down the water-side,
There I met my shepherd lad:
He row'd me sweetly in his plaid,
And he ca'd me (aye) his dearie.
Arrangement © 2009 Bob Hay (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
