O bonny Baby Livingstone
Gaed out to view the hay;
And by it cam him Glenlyon,
Staw bonny Baby away.
And first he's taen her silken coat,5
And neist her satten gown;
Syne row'd her in his tartan plaid,
And happ'd her round and roun'.
He's mounted her upon a steed,
And roundly rade away;10
And ne'er loot her look back again
The lee-lang simmer day.
He's carried her o'er yon hich hich hill,
Intill a Highland glen,
And there he met his brother John15
Wi' twenty armed men.
And there were cows, and there were ewes,
And there were kids sae fair;
But sad and wae was bonny Baby,
Her heart was fu' o' care.20
He's taen her in his arms twa,
And kist her cheek and chin;
"I wad gi'e a' my flocks and herds,
Ae smile frae thee to win."
"A smile frae me ye'se never win;25
I'll ne'er look kind on thee;
Ye've stown me awa frae a' my kin,
Frae a' that's dear to me.
"Dundee, kind sir, Dundee, kind sir,
Tak me to bonny Dundee;30
For ye sall ne'er my favour win
Till it ance mair I see."
"Dundee, Baby! Dundee, Baby!
Dundee ye ne'er shall see;
But I will carry you to Glenlyon,35
Where you my bride shall be.