Will Ye No Come Back Again

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T:Will Ye No Come Back Again
B:The Scottish Students Songbook. Pub. Bayley & Ferguson - London & Glasgow
S:Words by the Baroness Nairne (1766-1845) Air Attributed to Niel Gow junior (1795-1823).
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:F
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w:Bon-nie Char-lie's noo a-wa, Saf-ely oe'r the friend-ly main,
F- F2G A2F2|D2F2C4|c3d c2A2|(A G2)(F F4)|
w:Mo-ny a heart will break in twa, Should he ne'er come back* a-gain
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w:Will ye no come back a-gain? Will ye no come back* a-gain?
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w:Bet-ter lo'ed ye can-na be, Will ye no come back* a-gain?
W:Bonnie Charlie's noo awa,
W:Safely oe'r the friendly main,
W:Mony a heart will break in twa,
W:Should he ne'er come back again.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Will ye no come back again?
W:Will ye no come back again?
W:Better lo'ed ye canna be,
W:Will ye no come back again?
W:
W:Ye trusted in your Hieland men,
W:They trusted you dear Charlie!
W:They kent your hiding in the glen,
W:Death and exile braving.
W:
W:English bribes ware a' in vain,
W:Tho' puir and puirer we maun be,
W:Siller canna buy the heart
W:Thayt aye beats warm for thine and thee.
W:
W:We watched thee in the gloamin' hour,
W:We watched the in tha mornin' grey;
W:Though thirty thousand pounds they gi'e,
W:Oh, there is nane that wad betray!
W:
W:Sweet's the laverock's note, and lang,
W:Liltin' wildly up the glen;
W:But aye to me he sings ae sang,
W:"Will ye no come back again?"

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