There Grows A Bonnie Brier Bush

There grows a bonnie brier bush in our kail-yard,
There grows a bonnie brier bush in our kail-yard;
And below the bonnie brier bush there's a lassie and a lad,
And they're busy busy courting in our kail-yard.

We'll court nae mair below the buss in our kail-yard,
We'll court nae mair below the buss in our kail-yard,
We'll awa to Athole's green, and there we'll no be seen,
Where the trees and the branches will be our safeguard.

Will ye go to the dancin' in Carlyle's ha';
Will ye go to the dancin' in Carlyle's ha';
Whare Sandy and Nancy I'm sure, will ding them a',
I winna gang to the dance in Carlyle ha'.

What will I do for a lad, when Sandy gangs awa?
What will I do for a lad, when Sandy gangs awa?
I will awa to Edinburgh, and win a penny fee,
And see an onie bonnie lad will fancy me.

He's coming frae the north that's to fancy me,
He's coming frae the north that's to fancy me;
A feather in his bonnet, and a ribbon at his knee;
He's a bonnie bonnie laddie, an yon be he.