WILL ye gang tae Inverness,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie ?
There ye'll see the Hielan dress,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
Philabeg and bonnet blue,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie,
For the lad that wears the trew,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
Geordie sits in Charlie's chair,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie;
Had I my will he'd no sit there,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
Ne'er reflect on sorrows past,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie,
Charlie will be king at last,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
An, tho now our sky may lower,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie,
It's only like an April shower,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
Time an tide come roun tae a,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie,
An upstart pride will get a fa,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
Keep up your heart for Charlie's fight,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie ;
An come what may, ye've done what's right,
Bonnie laddie, Hielan laddie.
This Jacobite song of the '45 first appeared in 1822 in Smith's Scotish Minstrel, page 108. This is the first time it has appeared in any edition of the Author's Works. See Note to preceding song, No. 172.—Ed.
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