Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl

Subject: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From:
Date: 17 Nov 99 - 09:41 AM

Dear Friends A great song , but I need the lyrics . Thank you Roger

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: Wolfgang
Date: 17 Nov 99 - 10:00 AM

I was sure we had it in the Forum but was unable to find it. So here's a link: Cam ye by Atholl.

Wolfgang

Subject: Lyr Add: CAM YE BY ATHOLL
From: Wolfgang
Date: 17 Nov 99 - 10:03 AM

And here's what you see if you follow the link:

CAM YE BY ATHOLL
(Trad)

Cam ye by Atholl lad wi' the philabeg
Down by the Tummel or banks o' the Garry?
Saw ye the lads wi' their bonnets and white cockades
Down from their mountains to follow Prince Charlie

Follow ye, follow ye, whae wadnae follow ye?
Lang hae ye loved us and trusted us fairly
Charlie, Charlie, whae wadnae follow ye
King o' the hieland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie

I have but one son my gallant young Donald
But had I ten, they would follow Prince Charlie
Health to McDonald and gallant Clan Ronald
These are the men I can trust wi' my Charlie

Follow ye, follow ye, whae wadnae follow ye?
Lang hae ye loved us and trusted us fairly
Charlie, Charlie, whae wadnae follow ye
King o' the hieland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie

I'll go to Lochiel and Appin and kneel to them
Down by Lord Murray and Roy o' Kildarlie
Brave McIntosh he will fly to the field wi' them
These are the men that would die for their Charlie

Follow ye, follow ye, whae wadnae follow ye?
Lang hae ye loved us and trusted us fairly
Charlie, Charlie, whae wadnae follow ye
King o' the hieland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie

Down through the lowlands, down wi' the Whigamore
Loyal true higlanders down wi' them rarely
Ronald and Donald drive on wi' the broad claymore
Over the necks of the foes o' Prince Charlie

Follow ye, follow ye, whae wadnae follow ye?
Lang hae ye loved us and trusted us fairly
Charlie, Charlie, whae wadnae follow ye
King o' the hieland hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: dulcimer
Date: 17 Nov 99 - 07:43 PM

So where can we find the tune?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From:
Date: 17 Nov 99 - 09:55 PM

I have looked for a long time for the lyrics to that song . Thank you very much for your help , I am your most humble servant . R. Shannon , Sergeant 3rd Iowa Artillery

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: Wolfgang
Date: 18 Nov 99 - 06:12 AM

here's the tune. Sorry, no chords. Glad you liked it, Roger.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: GUEST,Celi
Date: 25 Feb 05 - 03:37 PM

Does anybody have another source for chords/tunes? The link upst. is broken.. Thanks, Celi

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 25 Feb 05 - 06:08 PM

Not, strictly speaking, a traditional song. The lyric was written by the poet James Hogg (1770-1835), and appears with music in typical collections of Scottish "national" song, usually with piano accompaniment and sometimes with the alternative spellings Athole or Athol. The melody is attributed to Niel Gow the Younger, grandson of the famous fiddler Niel Gow.

Here is an updated link to staff notation at Richard Robinson's Tunebook:

Cam' ye by Atholl

Subject: Lyr Add: BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE (James Hogg)
From: masato sakurai
Date: 26 Feb 05 - 11:30 PM

The Tannahill Weavers' CAM YE BY ATHOL is in the DT.

Here's Hogg's original, from Charles Rogers, The Scottish Minstrel: The Songs Subsequent to Burns (William P. Nimmo, 1872 ed., p. 108):

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE    By James Hogg

Cam' ye by Athol, lad wi' the philabeg,
Down by the Tummel or banks o'the Garry,
Saw ye our lads wi' their bonnets and white cockades,
Leaving their mountains to follow Prince Charlie?
    Follow thee! follow thee! wha wadna follow thee?
    Lang hast thou loved and trusted us fairly!
    Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee,
    King o'the Highland hearts, bonnie Prince Charlie?

I ha'e but ae son, my gallant young Donald;
But if I had ten they should follow Glengary!
Health to M'Donnell and gallant Clan-Ronald--
For these are the men that will die for their Charlie!
    Follow thee! follow thee! etc.

I'll to Lochiel and Appin, and kneel to them,
Down by Lord Murray, and Roy of Kildarlie;
Brave M'Intosh, he shall fly to the field with them,
These are the lads I can trust wi' my Charlie!
    Follow thee! follow thee! etc.

Down through the Lowlands, down wi' the Whigamore!
Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely!
Ronald and Donald, drive on, wi' the broad claymore,
Over the necks o' the foes o' Prince Charlie!
    Follow thee! follow thee! wha wadna follow thee?
    Lang hast thou loved and trusted us fairly!
    Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee,
    King o'the Highland hearts, bonnie Prince Charlie?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: masato sakurai
Date: 27 Feb 05 - 12:02 AM

From William Donaldson, The Jacobite Song: Political Myth and National Identity (Aberdeen University Press, 1988), p. 104:

By no means all of Hogg's Jacobite songs found their way into the Relics. One of the most famous, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', was first printed in The Border Garland, a pamphlet of nine songs issued in 1819. It reappeared in the edition of the Shepherd's Songs in 1831 with the following disparaging note:

Is it not singular how this song should have been so popular? There can be no dispute that it is one of my worst. The air was...given me by my friend the late Mr Neil Gow, and to it I dashed down the words at random.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Cam' Ye By Atholl
From: masato sakurai
Date: 27 Feb 05 - 03:40 AM

Broadsides are at Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads.

bonnie prince charlie [title]

bonny prince charlie [title]

Subject: Lyr Add: BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE (from Bodleian)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 01 Mar 05 - 08:49 AM

This broadside has one more verse, plus some other small differences.

From Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads, Firth b.25(236):

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE

Cam' ye by Athol braes, lad wi' the philabeg,
Down by the Tumel or banks o' the Gairy—
Saw ye the lad wi' his bonnet and white cockade,
Leaving his mountains to follow Prince Charlie.
    Follow thee, follow thee, wha wadna follow thee,
    Lang hast thou loved and trusted us fairly,
    Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee,
    King o' the Highland hearts, bonnie Prince Charlie.

I hae but ae son, my brave young Donald,
But if I had ten they would follow Glengary,
Health to Clan Ronald and Gallant Macdonald,
For they are the lads that wad dee for their Charlie,
    Follow thee, follow thee, &c.

Saw ye the brithers twin-born in Dornock,
Twa bonnie young lassies, wha loved them dearly,
Their hame and their mither, their hills and their vallies,
All, all have they left to follow Prince Charlie.
    Follow thee, follow thee, &c.

I'll to Lochiel and Appin, and kneel to them,
Down by Lord Murray and Roy of Kildarlie;
Brave Mackintosh he shall fly to the field with them;
They are the lads I can trust wi' my Charlie.
    Follow thee, follow thee, &c.

Down through the Lowlands, down with the wigamore,
Loyal true Highlanders, down with it rarely,
Ronald and Donald drive on with the braid claymore,
Over the necks of the foes of Prince Charlie,
    Follow thee, follow thee, &c.