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Thread #21476   Message #616267
Posted By: Louie Roy
25-Dec-01 - 02:24 PM
Thread Name: Origins: My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
Subject: RE: 'My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean' History?
ADD MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN
I POSTED THIS IN ANOTHER THREAD AND THE INFO I HAVE LISTS THIS AS A SCOTCH TUNE DATED 1880 WITHOUT THE AUTHORS NAME AND THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL LYRICS

MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN,BR. MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE SEA
MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEANS
O! BRING BACK MY BONNIE TO ME
CHORUS
BRING BACK BRING BACK O!
BRING BACK MY BONNIE TO ME TO ME
BRING BACK O! BRING BACK
O! BRING BACK MY BONNIE TO ME

LAST NIGHT AS I LAY ON MY PILLOW
LAST NIGHT AS I LAY ON MY BED
LAST NIGHT AS I LAY ON MY PILLOW
I DREAMT THAT MY BONNIE WAS DEAD
CHORUS
THE WINDS HAVE BLOWN OVER THE OCEAN
THE WINDS HAVE BLOWN OVER THE SEA
THE WINDS HAVE BLOWN OVER THE OCEAN
AND BROUGHT BACK MY BONNIE TO ME
CHORUS