Just two days ago I brought the new McCalmans CD "Scots Abroad" home in triumph after attending a gig in a nearby town. Great CD :-)

Anyway, The Skye Boat Song is on that CD, and the notes read:

The lyrics were written by Sir Harold Boulton to an air collected by Miss Annie MacLeod in the 1870s. It was first published in "Songs of the North". "The Macs" recorded the Stevenson version of this song on "Smuggler" (1975) and we've used some of his words on this one, thus maintaining the Scottish element on every song."

The lyrics read:

Sing me a song of a lad that has gone
Say, could that lad be I
Merry of soul he sailed on that day
Over the sea to Skye

Speed bonny boat like a bird on the wing
Onward the sailors cry
Carry the lad that's born to be king
Over the sea to Skye

Loud the winds howl loud the waves roar
Thunderclaps rend the air
Baffled our foe stand by the shore
Follow they will not dare

Many's the lad fought on that day
Well the claymore did wield
When the night came silent they lay
Dead on Culloden field

Based on the above, it seems you should try to lay your hands on "Songs of the North" for the Boulton version. Can't help with directions on how to get further info on the Stevenson version, though.

Best wishes,

Bente