An ode to Bonnie Prince Charlie written some years after the 1745 Battle of Culloden.
Bonnie Charlie's noo awa
Safely o'er the friendly main
Mony a heart will break in twa
Should he no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
Ye trusted in your Hielan' men
They trusted you dear Charlie
They kent your hiding in the glen
Death or exile braving
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
We watched you in the gloamin' hour
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We watched thee in the mornin' grey
Though thirty thousand pounds they'd gie
Oh there was nane that would betray
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
Many a traitor 'mong the isles
Brak the band o' nature's laws
Many a traitor wi' his wiles
Sought to wear his life awa'
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
Many's the gallant soldier fought
Many's the gallant chief did fall
Death itself was dearly bought
All for Scotland's king and lord
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
Whene'er I hear the blackbird sing
Unto the evening sinking down
Or merl that makes the wood to ring
To me they hae no other sound
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
Sweet's the laverock's note and lang
Lilting wildly up the glen
But aye to me he sings ae sang
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
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