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26 Mar 99 - 08:43 AM (#66088) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: THE BONNY MAID OF FIFE From: Ted from Australia THE BONNY MAID OF FIFE G D C D G D One evening fair he took the air down by the river Forth G D Em Bm C D G For to take his ease and to watch the geese fly in squadrons from the north G D C D G D And there he spied all on the tide, he knew in all is life G D Em Bm C D G C He'd never seen such a gentle queen as the bonny maid of Fife There he spied all on the tide, he knew in all is life He'd never seen such a gentle queen as the bonny maid of Fife Her eyes were like some summer fair in autumn's wisdom's door A man could find more treasure there than in any pirates' hoard A smile so free and rich as the sea pierced his heart like any knife As she skipped and she danced all on the sand this bonny maid of Fife A smile so free and rich as the sea pierced his heart like any knife As she skipped and she danced all on the sand the bonny maid of Fife And as she danced she sang the tune of a hue both sweet and sad Her gentle tones could charm the stones or captivate any lad The birds began to tune their voices and set the sky alight But their notes were shrill beside the trill of the bonnie maid of Fife The birds began to tune their voices and set the sky alight But the notes were shrill beside the trill of the bonnie maid of Fife He has been a traveller bold far off from Scotland's gate Through Norway and through Holland he's plied the roving trade He's seen fair maids in London town; he's lived a freeman's' life, But he's heart's full swell he's in the spell of the bonnie maid of Fife He's seen fair maids in London town he's lived a freeman's' life But he's heart's full swell he's in the spell of the bonnie maid of Fife ^^ |
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10 Feb 09 - 02:20 PM (#2562991) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Bonnie Maid of Fife (Nick Keir) From: GUEST,Murray on Saltspring Very good! But where's it from? |
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10 Feb 09 - 02:55 PM (#2563017) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Bonnie Maid of Fife (Nick Keir) From: OldPossum Written by Nick Keir of the McCalmans. There is a better thread here: Bonnie Maid of Fife. |