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Will Ye No Come Back Again?
Lyrics by Carolina, Lady Nairne. One of the Jacobite songs…Bonnie Charlie's noo awa
Safely oer the friendly main;
Mony a heart will break in twa,
Should he no come back again.Chorus:
Will ye no come back again?
Will ye no come back again?
Better loed ye canna be;
Will ye no come back again?Ye trusted in your Hielan men,
They trusted you dear Charlie!
They kent your hiding in the glen,
Death and exile braving.English bribes were a in vain
Tho puir and puirer we mun be;
Siller canna buy the heart
That aye beats warm for thine an thee.We watched thee in the gloamin hour;
We watched thee in the mornin grey;
Though thirty thousand pounds they gie,
Oh, there is nane that would betray!Sweet's the laverock's note an lang,
Liltin wildly up the glen;
But aye to me he sings a sang,
"Will ye no come back again?"
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