Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans
Music by Loreena McKennitt
Lyrics arr. and adapted by Loreena McKennitt
A farmer there lived in the north country
a hey ho bonny o
And he had daughters one, two, three
The swans swim so bonny o
These daughters they walked by the river"s brim
a hey ho bonny o
The eldest pushed the youngest in
The swans swim so bonny o
Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand
with a hey ho a bonny o
And I will give you house and land
the swans swim so bonny o
I"ll give you neither hand nor glove
with a hey ho a bonny o
Unless you give me your own true love
the swans swim so bonny o
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam
with a hey ho and a bonny o
Until she came to a miller"s dam
the swans swim so bonny o
The miller"s daughter, dressed in red
with a hey ho and a bonny o
She went for some water to
