TheBanksO'Doon—SecondVersion

thebankso'doon—secondversion

yeflowerybankso'boniedoon,

howcanyeblumesaefair?

howcanyechant,yelittlebirds,

andisaefu'ocare!

thou'llbreakmyheart,thouboniebird,

thatsingsuponthebough!

thoumindsmeo'thehappydays

whenmyfauseluvewastrue.

thou'llbreakmyheart,thouboniebird,

thatsingsbesidethymate;

forsaeisat,andsaeisang,

andwistnao'myfate.

afthaeirov'dbyboniedoon,

toseethewoodbinetwine;

andilkabirdsango'itsluve,

andsaedidio'mine.

wi'lightsomeheartipu'darose,

uponitsthornytree;

butmyfauseluverstawmyrose,

andleftthethornwi'me.

wi'lightsomeheartipu'darose,

uponamorninjune;

andsaeiflourishedonthemorn,

andsaewaspu'dornoon.