When the Kye Come Hame

Lyrics

Come all ye jolly shepherd lads that whistle thro' the glen I'll tell you all a secret that the courtiers dinnae ken What is the greatest bliss that the tongue o' man can name Is tae woo a bonnie lassie when the kye come hame When the kye come hame, when the kye come hame 'Tween the gloamin' and the mirk, when the kye come hame 'Tis no' beneath the burgenet nor yet beneath the crown It's not on couch of velvet, nor yet on a bed of down It's beneath the spreading birch in the dell without a name Wi' a bonnie, bonnie lassie when the kye come hame When the kye come hame, when the kye come hame 'Tween the gloamin' and the mirk, when the kye come hame See yonder pawky shepherd lad that lingers on the hill His sheep are in the fauld, and his lambs are lying still But he daurnae gang tae bed for his heart is in a flame Tae meet his bonnie bonnie lassie when the kye come hame When the kye come hame, when the kye come hame 'Tween the gloamin' and the mirk, when the kye come hame Awa' wi' fame and fortune what comfort can it gie And a' the airts that prey upon man's life and liberty Gie me the highest joy that the heart o' man can frame My bonnie, bonnie lassie when the kye come hame When the kye come hame, when the kye come hame 'Tween the gloamin' and the mirk, when the kye come hame When the kye come hame, when the kye come hame 'Tween the gloamin' and the mirk, when the kye come hame