The Bonnie Lass O' Fyvie
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GThere once was a troop o' Irish dragoons,
Cam marching doon through DFyvie-o.
And the Gcaptain's fa'en in love wi' a Cvery bonnie lass,
And her Gname it is Dcried, "pretty GPegCgy-o". G
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GThere's many a bonnie lass in the howe o' Auchterless.
There's many a bonnie lass in the DGarioch.
There's Gmany a bonnie Jean in the Cstreets o' Aiberdeen,
But the Gfloower o' them Daw lies in GFyCvie-o. G
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GO' come doon the stair, pretty Peggy, my dear,
Come doon the stair, pretty DPeggy-o.
GCome doon the stair, bind Cup your yellow hair,
Tak a Glast fareDweell o' your GdadCdy-o. G
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GThen up cries the colonel, "mount, boys, mount!",
"Tarry!" says the captain, "O-Dtarry-o!".
O-Gtarry for a while, for Canother day or twa,
'Til I Gsee if this Dbonnie lass will GmarCry-o. G
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G'Twas in the early morning, when we marched awa,
O' but the captain was Dsorry-o.
The Gdrums they did beat o'er the Cbonnie braes o' Gight,
The Gpipes played the Dlowlands of GFyCvie-o. G
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GAlang 'ere we come tae auld Meldrum toon,
We had our captain to Dcarry-o.
GAlang 'ere we come, to Cbonnie Aiberdeen,
We Ghad our Dcaptain to GburyC-o. G
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GGreen grow the birks on bonnie Ythanside,
Low lie the lowlands of DFyvie-o.
The Gcaptain's name was Ned and he Cdied for a maid,
He Gdied for the Dchambermaid of GFyCvie-o. G
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GI never did intend a soldier's lady for to be,
I never will marry a Dsoldier-o.
I Gnever did intend to gae Ctae a foreign land,
And I Gnever will Dmarry a GsolCdier-o. G
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GIt's braw, aye it's braw, a captain's lady for to be,
Braw to be a captain's Dlady-o.
GBraw to rant and roam, to Cfollow at his word,
And Gride when your Dcaptain he is GreaCdy-o. G
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