TheBonieMoor-Hen

theboniemoor-hen

theheatherwasblooming,themeadowsweremawn,

ourladsgaeda-huntingaedayatthedawn,

o'ermoorsando'ermossesandmonyaglen,

atlengththeydiscover'daboniemoor-hen.

chorus.—iredeyou,bewareatthehunting,youngmen,

iredeyou,bewareatthehunting,youngmen;

takesomeonthewing,andsomeastheyspring,

butcannilystealonaboniemoor-hen.

sweet—brushingthedewfromthebrownheatherbells

hercoloursbetray'dheronyonmossyfells;

herplumageoutlustr'dtheprideo'thespring

ando!asshewanton'dsaegayonthewing.

iredeyou,&c.

auldphoebushimself,ashepeep'do'erthehill,

inspiteatherplumagehetriedhisskill;

helevell'dhisrayswhereshebask'donthebrae—

hisrayswereoutshone,andbutmark'dwhereshelay.

iredeyou,&c.

theyhuntedthevalley,theyhuntedthehill,

thebestofourladswi'thebesto'theirskill;

butstillasthefairestshesatintheirsight,

then,whirr!shewasover,amileataflight.

iredeyou,&c.