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GUEST,Roger Lyr Req: Scots Song 'rovin', rovin' garioch go' (24) Scots Song 'rovin', rovin' garioch go' 12 Nov 03

Sorry I have had a good look around DigiTrad, but I can't find the song I'm looking for. Probably not helped by my phonetic spelling.

My mother sang it as a lullaby, and I think it was partially in gaelic. The words I remember are:

I asked the swans on yonder lake/
On yonder lake/
On yonder lake/

I asked the swans on yonder lake/
But none had seen my baby-o

Rovin, Rovin, Garioch go
Garioch go
Garioch go
Rovin, rovin, Garioch go
I've lost my darling bay-o

A cheery little song, I'll grant you.

If anyone can give me lyrics or melody I'd be very grateful. Any background to the song would be good to.

Knowing me its probably on Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits and everyone knows it but me. A risk I'll have to take.

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