Aqaba - 06 - Bogies Bonnie Belle
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As I came down by Huntly Town
A-searching for a fee
I met with Bogie O'Caherney
And with him I did agree
To work his two best horses
Barrow, cart or plough
Or any kind of good farm work
He knew well that I could do
He had a lovely daughter
And her name was Isobel
She was the lily old of the valley
And the primrose of the dell
And when she'd go out walking
She'd take me for a guide
Down by the banks o' Caherney
We watched the small fish glide
And when three short months had gone and passed
This lassie lost her bloom
And the red fell from her rosy cheeks
And her eyes began to swoon
And when nine long months had gone and passed
She bore to me a son
And swiftly I was sent for
To see what could be done
I said that I would marry her
But Och, that wouldnae dee
Saying "You're no match for Isobel
And she's no match for thee"
So I took my own son all in my arms
May he bring to me much joy
And may he mean as much to me
As the girl that I adore
And now she's married to a tinker lad
And he comes from Huntly Town
Mending pots and pans and paraffin lamps
And he scours the country round
Maybe she's gotten a better match
Auld Bogie, he can't tell
Fare ye well, ye lads o' Huntly Side
And Bogie's bonnie belle