THE BONNY MAID OF FIFE
(Nick Keir)

One evening fair he took the air
Down by the River Fourth
For to take his ease and to watch the geese
Fly in squadrons from the north

And there he spied all on the tide,
He knew in all is life
He'd never seen such a gentle queen
As the bonny maid of fife

Her eyes were like some summer fair
In autums' wisdoms' door
A man could find more treasure there
Than in any pirates' hoard

A smile so free and rich as the sea
Pierced his heart like any knife
As she skipped and she danced all on the sand
This bonny maid of Fife

And as she dances she sang the tune
Of a hue both sweet and sad
Her gentle tones could charm the stones
Or captivate of any lad

The birds began to tune their voices
And set the sky alight
But their notes were shrill beside the trill
Of the bonnie maid of Fife

He has been a traveller bold
Far off from Scotland's gate
Through Norway and through Holland
He's plied the roving trade

He's seen fair maids in London town
He's lived a freemans' life
But his heart's full swell
He's in the spell of the bonnie maid of Fife

copyright: Nick Keir of the McCalmans
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