Song 31 in Easy Piano for Adults and Seniors · Song 38 in Ukulele for Beginners

Loch Lomond

Also known as: The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond

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Slow (70% speed) (1:20)
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Normal speed (0:56)
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By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon’,
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomon’.
O ye’ll tak’ the high road, and I’ll tak’ the low road,
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomon’.
’Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side o’ Ben Lomon’,
Where in deep purple hue, the Hieland hills we view.
And the moon comin’ out in the gloamin’.
O ye’ll tak’ the high road, &c.
The wee birdies sing and the wild flowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping;
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
Tho’ the waefu’ may cease frae their greeting.
O ye’ll tak’ the high road, &c.

Music: Traditional Scottish
Words: Traditional Scottish
First published: 1841 (Vocal Melodies of Scotland, Finlay Dun and John Thomson, Edinburgh); this form as printed in The Oxford Song Book (1916)
Copyright: Public domain in the US, UK and EU. The arrangement and recordings belong to the book.