The Bonnie Maid of Fife

Lyrics

[Verse 1] An evening fair I took the air Down by the river Forth To take my ease and watch the geese Fly in squadrons from the north There I spied along the tide I knew in all my life That I had never seen such a gentle queen As the bonnie maid of Fife [Verse 2] Her eyes were like some summer fair In autumn's wisdoms stored A man could find more treasure there Than in any pirate's hoard [Verse 3] A smile so free, as rich as the sеa Pierced my heart likе a knife As she skipped and she danced along the sands The bonnie maid of Fife [Verse 4] And as she danced she sang a tune Of a hue both sweet and sad Its gentle tones could charm the stones Or captivate any lad Birds began to tune their voice And set the sky alive Ah but their notes were shrill all beside the trill Of the bonnie maid of Fife [Verse 5] And I have been a traveller bold Far off from Scotland's gates Unto Holland and to Norway I've plied a roving trade I've seen fair maids in London town I've lived a free man's life Ah but my heart's full swell is in the spell Of the bonnie maid of Fife Ah but my heart's full swell is in the spell Of the bonnie maid of Fife