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Artist: Kingston Trio
Canonical path: /kingston-trio/bonny-hielan-laddie
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Bonny Hielan' Laddie
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Bonny Hielan' Laddie
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Was you ever in Quebec, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, stowing
timber on the deck, bonny hielan' laddie.
Was you ever in Dundee, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, there some
pretty ships you'll see, bonny hielan' laddie.
Chorus:
Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie.
Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny hielan' laddie.
This Boston town don't suit my notion and I'm bound for far
away.
So, I'll pack my bag and sail the ocean and I'll see you on
another day.
Was you ever in Mobile Bay, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie,
loading cotton by the day, bonny hielan' laddie.
Was you ever 'round Cape Horn, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie,
with the Lion and the Unicorn, bonny hielan' laddie.
(Chorus)
One of these days and it won't be long and I'm bound for far
away.
You'll take a look around and find me gone and I'll see you on
another day.
Was you ever in Monterey, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, on that
town with three months pay, bonny hielan' laddie.
Was you ever in Aberdeen, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie,
prettiest girls that you've ever seen, bonny hielan' laddie.
(Chorus)
Farewell, dear friends, I'm leaving soon and I'm bound for far
away.
We'll meet again this coming June and I'll see you on another
day.
(Chorus)
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