The Bonnie Swans
A farmer there lived
in 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 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 bonny o
She went for some water to
make some bread
The swans swim so bonny o
Oh father, oh daddy,
here swims a swan
With a hey ho and bonny o
It's very like a gentle woman
The swans swim so bonny o
They placed her
on the bank to dry
With a hey ho and a bonny o
There came a harper
passing by
The swans swim so bonny o
He made harp pins
of her fingers fair
With a hey ho and bonny o
He made harp strings
of her golden hair
The swans swim so bonny o
He made a harp
of her breast bone
With a hey ho and bonny o
And straight it began
to play alone
The swans swim so bonny o
He brought it
to her father's hall
With a hey ho and bonny o
And there was the court,
assembled all
The swans swim so bonny o
He laid the harp upon a stone
With a hey ho and bonny o
And straight it began to play lone
The swans swim so bonny o
And there does sit
my father the King
With a hey ho and bonny o
And yonder sits
my mother the Queen
The swans swim so bonny o
And there does sit
my brother Hugh
With a hey ho and bonny o
And by him William,
sweet and true
The swans swim so bonny o
Lyrics send: Midistage-Petr Eger
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