TheBanksO'Doon—FirstVersion

thebankso'doon—firstversion

sweetarethebanks—thebankso'doon,

thespreadingflowersarefair,

andeverythingisblytheandglad,

butiamfu'o'care.

thou'llbreakmyheart,thouboniebird,

thatsingsuponthebough;

thoumindsmeo'thehappydays

whenmyfauseluvewastrue:

thou'llbreakmyheart,thouboniebird,

thatsingsbesidethymate;

forsaeisat,andsaeisang,

andwistnao'myfate.

afthaeirov'dbyboniedoon,

toseethewoodbinetwine;

andilkabirdssango'itsluve,

andsaedidio'mine:

wi'lightsomeheartipu'darose,

uponitsthornytree;

butmyfauseluverstawmyrose

andleftthethornwi'me:

wi'lightsomeheartipu'darose,

uponamorninjune;

andsaeiflourishedonthemorn,

andsaewaspu'dornoon!