Chorus: Am G Ca' the yowes tae the knowes G D Ca' them whaur the heather grows Em G Ca' them whaur the burnie rowes Am G Am My bonnie dearie Verse 1: Am G 'Twas in the bonnie month of june G D When the trees aboot us hung Em G When all the leaves were in their bloom Am G Am The nightengale sang sweetly
Chorus: Am G Ca' the yowes tae the knowes G D Ca' them whaur the heather grows Em G Ca' them whaur the burnie rowes Am G Am My bonnie dearie Verse 2: Am G Will you gan tae the waterside G D Tae see the waves sae sweetly glide Em G Beneath the hazel spreadin' wide Am G Am The moon that shines fu' clearly Chorus: Am G Ca' the yowes tae the knowes G D Ca' them whaur the heather grows Em G Ca' them whaur the burnie rowes Am G Am My bonnie dearie Verse 3: Am G Well waters whimple tae the sea G D Till day blinks in the lift sae high Em G Til clay cauld death shall blind my e'e Am G Am You shall be my dearie Chorus: Am G Ca' the yowes tae the knowes G D Ca' them whaur the heather grows Em G Ca' them whaur the burnie rowes Am G Am My bonnie dearie Outro: Am G Am My bonnie dearie