This is from Robert Ford: Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland Volume 2 (1901): BONNIE JEANIE CAMERON You'll a' ha'e heard tell o' bonnie Jeanie Cameron, How she fell sick, and she was like to dee; And a' that they could recommend der Was a'e blythe blink o' the Young Pretender: Rare, O rare, bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, O rare, Jeanie Cameron! The doctor was sent for, to see if he could cure her; Quickly he came—he made no delay; But a' that he could recommend her Was a'e blythe blink o' the Young Pretender: Rare, O rare, bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, O rare, Jeanie Cameron! To Charlie she wrote a very long letter, Stating who were his friends and who were his foes; And a' her words were sweet and tender, To win the heart o' the Young Pretender: Rare, O rare, bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, O rare, Jeanie Cameron! O, scarcely had she sealed the letter wi' a ring, When up flew the door and in came her king; She prayed to the saints—bade angels defend her And sank in the arms o' the Young Pretender: Rare, O rare, bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, O rare, Jeanie Cameron!
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