[Intro ]
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As I roved out one fine summer's morn 
      Am               C        D 
Amang lofty hills, moorland and mountain 
       Am              G 
It was there I spied a weel faurt maid 
   D      C           G     Am 
As I, wi' others, was oot a-hunting 

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                        G 
No shoes nor stocking's did she wear 
    Am              C       D 
And neither had she cap nor feather 
        Am                  G 
But her golden hair hung in ringlets fair 
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An' the gentle breeze played round her shoulders 

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                          G 
I said, “Braw lassie, why roam ye alone 
    Am            C        D 
Why roam ye lane amang the heather?” 
              Am         G 
She says, “My faither's awa frae hame 
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An' I'm herdin' a' his yowes taegither” 

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                         G 
I said, “Braw lassie, if you'll be mine 
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And care tae lie on a bed o' feather 
   Am               G 
In silks an' satins you will shine 
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And you'll be my queen amang the heather” 

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She said, “Kind sir, your offers good 
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Ah, but I'm afraid 'twas meant for laughter 
      Am               G 
For I see you are some rich squire's son 
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And I am but a poor shepherd's daughter” 

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“Ah, but had ye been a shepherd loon 
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A-herdin' yowes in yonder valley 
   Am            G 
Or had ye been a ploughman's son 
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Wi' a' my hert, I would hae lo'ed ye” 

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Now I've been tae halls an' I've been tae balls 
      Am             C      D 
I hae been to London and Balquhidder 
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But the bonniest lass that e'er I have saw 
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She was herdin' yowes amang the heather 

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                     G 
So we both sat doon upon the plain 
   Am                C         D 
We sat awhile an' we talked taegether 
       Am                 G 
An' we left the yowes tae stray their lane 
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Till I lo'ed my Queen amang the heather 

Outro 
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