The Shearin's Nae For You

Notation: traditional
PDF Files: Scottish

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Chorus:
    O the shearing's nae* for you, my bonnie lassie-o,
    O the shearing's nae for you, my bonnie lassie-o,
    O the shearing's nae for you, for your back it winna* boo*,
    And your belly's roarin' fu'*, my bonnie lassie-o.

Do you mind on yonder hill, my bonnie laddie-o,
Do you mind on yonder hill, my bonnie laddie-o,
Do you mind on yonder hill, when you swore you would me kill
Gin* ye didnae* hae* your will, my bonnie laddie-o.
Chorus

Do you mind the banks o' Ayre, my bonnie lassie-o,
Do you mind the banks o' Ayre, my bonnie lassie-o,
Do you mind the banks o' Ayre, when my hairt* you did ensnare,
And you left me in despair, my bonnie lassie-o.
Chorus

No, it's you I winna slay, my bonnie lassie-o,
No, it's you I winna slay, my bonnie lassie-o,
No, it's you I winna slay, for the drums do loudly play,
And I maun* march away, my bonnie lassie-o.
Chorus

Glossary:
belly's roarin' (rollin'?) fu': belly is roaring full = late stages of pregnancy
boo: bow
didnae: did not
gin: if
hae: have
hairt: heart
maun: must
nae: not
winna: will not

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