ye banks & braes of bonnie doon, 

how can ye bloom sae fresh & fair 

how can ye chant ye tiny wee birds 

and i sae weary & nae full o' care 

ye break me heart; ye birds that sing 

that warble through the flowery thorn 

ye remind me of a departed joy 

departed forever tae never return 



i've often roamed by bonnie doon 

to walk by the ocean, the wind & the sky 

and like the birdees that sing o' their love, 

sae fondly say did i of mine 

with lightsome heart i spied a rose 

so sweet and aglow on thorny tree 

and my false love did steal that rose 

and all she left me was but a thorn 



[Repeat 2nd Verse]