TheBanksO'Doon—ThirdVersion

thebankso'doon—thirdversion

yebanksandbraeso'boniedoon,

howcanyebloomsaefreshandfair?

howcanyechant,yelittlebirds,

andisaewearyfu'o'care!

thou'llbreakmyheart,thouwarblingbird,

thatwantonsthro'thefloweringthorn:

thoumindsmeo'departedjoys,

departednevertoreturn.

afthaeirov'dbyboniedoon,

toseetheroseandwoodbinetwine:

andilkabirdsango'itsluve,

andfondlysaedidio'mine;

wi'lightsomeheartipu'darose,

fu'sweetuponitsthornytree!

andmayfauseluverstawmyrose,

butah!heleftthethornwi'me.