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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 @love filename[ MAIDFIFE TA APR99 |
The Bonny Maid of Fife (This song was written by Nick Keir of the McCalmans.It appears to have been transcribed from a record made by someone who had interfered with Keir's song, transposing the whole thing rather clumsily from the first to the third person. The River "Fourth" should of course be "Forth", and it should be noted that Keir spelled "Bonny" as "Bonnie". Lyrics available on various websites suggest that the unknown singers had also taken other liberties with Keir's text. midi from a pdf at Edgar's Song Book) |
