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48 LTVPFED STATES
The Blue Bell of Scotland.
BY MRS. ORAMT.
O where, tell me where, is your Highland ladJie gonc^
O where,tellme where, isyour Highland laMiegone^
He's gone with streaming banners where noble deod.s
are done.
And my sad heart will tremble, till he comes safi ly
home;
He's gone with streaming banners where noble dcidi
are done.
And my sad heart will tremble, tiU he comes safel)
home.
0 where, tell me where, did your Highland laddit
stay 1
O where, tell me where, did your Highland laddio
stay J?
He dwelt beneath the holly-tree, beside the rapid Spe)
\nd many a blessing followed him the day he went
aw^y;
He dwelt beneath the holly-tree beside the rapid Spcj
And many a blessing follow'd him the day he went
away.
O what, tell me what, doe^ your Highland laddie wear?
O what, tell me what, does your Highland laddie wear?
A bonnet with a lofty plume, the gallant badge of war,*^
And a plaid across his manly breast that yet shall
wear a star;
A bonnet wiili a lofty plume, the gallant baflge of
war,
And a plaid ttcross his manly breast that yet shall
wear a st^r.
iSuppose, ah ! suppose that some cruel wound
Should pierce your Highland laddie, and all yoiu
ho[ie8 confound!