Highland Laddie

Was you ever in Québec?
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie,
Stowin' timber on the deck.
Me bonnie hieland laddie.

Chorus:
Way, hay and away we go,
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie.
Way, hey and away we'll go,
My bonnie hieland laddie.

Was you ever in Dundee?
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie,
Theres some pretty girls you'll see.
Me bonnie hieland laddie.

Chorus

Was you ever in Miramachee?
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie,
Where you makes fast to a tree.
Me bonnie hieland laddie.

Chorus

Was you ever in New York town?
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie,
Yankee girls won't let you down.
Me bonnie hieland laddie.

Chorus

Was you ever in Frisco Bay?
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie,
Where the crews all run away.
Me bonnie hieland laddie.

Chorus

Was you ever in Mobile Bay?
Bonnie laddie, hieland laddie,
Screwin cotton all the day.
Me bonnie hieland laddie.

Chorus


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