The Queen's Six - Annie Laurie (Arr. Ruairi Bowen)

Maxwelton's braes are bonnie,
Where early falls the dew,
Twas there that Annie Laurie
Gi'ed me her promise true.
Gi'ed me her promise true,
Which ne'er forgot will be,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doon and dee.

Her brow is like the snaw-drift,
Her neck is like the swan,
Her face it is the fairest,
That e'er the sun shone on.
That e'er the sun shone on,
And dark blue is her e'e,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me down and dee.

Like dew on gowans lying,
Is the fall o' her fairy feet,
And like winds, in summer sighing,
Her voice is low and sweet.
Her voice is low and sweet,
And she's all the world to me
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doon and dee.

Scotland (text based on a poem by William Douglas), arr. Ruairi Bowen

Written by:
Ruairi Bowen

Publisher:
Lyrics © HANOVER MUSIC CORPORATION

Lyrics powered by Lyric Find

The Queen's Six

View Profile
The Last Rose of Summer: Folk Songs of the British Isles The Last Rose of Summer: Folk Songs of the British Isles