Lyrics
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
Aye float to land, sae coal black grew the elder one, the salt sea carried her body on
fa la la la la la la la la la
And there she floated just like a swan, but he loved the other above all things
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, fa la la la la la la la la la
aye with gloves and rings
Aye float to land, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom Dogs, fa la la la la la la la la la
The salt sea carried her body on, they saw the maiden, and as they stood on that windy shore
lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
There lived a lady by the north sea shore, fa la la la la la la la la la, they took three locks of her yellow hair
reach to me your hand
Fa la la la la la la la la la, twa daughters were the bairns she bore
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, fa la la la la la la la la la, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
And there she floated just like a swan, sister won t you walk with me
Fa la la la la la la la la la, they made a harp out of her breast bone, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
The elder sister pushed the younger o er, the elder sister pushed the younger o er
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, fa la la la la la la la la la, and there she floated just like a swan
an see the ships sail upon sea?
Aye with gloves and rings, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom Blind, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
And as they stood on that windy shore, fa la la la la la la la la la
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, fa la la la la la la la la la
Fa la la la la la la la la la, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
and as they stood on that windy shore
oh she is drowned
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, fa la la la la la la la la la Old, the salt sea carried her body on
Aye float to land, and as they stood on that windy shore
it played beneath their bow
Then terror seized the black-haired bride, a knight came riding to the ladies door
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom, fa la la la la la la la la la
And wi them strung that harp so rare, the sound of which would melt a heart of stone Blind, there lived a lady by the north sea shore