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Bonny George Campbell

from Bits of String EP (download) by String Theory

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Trad Scottish, one of the Child Ballads (210). A section of the songs is sung by Billy Connolly in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

lyrics

Hie upone Highlands,
and lay upon tay.
Bonnie George Campbell
rode out on a day.

He saddled, and bridled,
so gallant rode he.
And hame cam his guid horse,
but never cam he.

Out cam his mother dear,
greeting fu sair.
Out cam his bonnie bryde,
riving her hair.

"The meadow lies green,
and the corn is unshorn.
The barn, it is empty,
the baby unborn!"

Saddled and bridled
and booted rode he,
A plume in his helmet,
a sword at his knee.

But toom cam his saddle
all bloody to see.
Oh, hame cam his guid horse,
but never cam he.

credits

from Bits of String EP (download), released June 2, 2014
Arranged and performed by String Theory

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Barnsley based 3 piece folk band armed with a vast arsenal of songs spanning several centuries and drawn from more than a couple of continents. Real folk, performing real folk music, just don't ask them to do Fields of Athenry

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