Seraphim/Hey the Bonny Breast Notes

HEY THE BONNIE BREAST-KNOTS

⁠Hey the bonnie, ho the bonnie,
⁠Hey the bonnie breast-knot ;
⁠Blithe and merry were they a'
⁠When they put on their breast-knots;
There was a bridal in this toun,
And till't the lasses a' were boun',
Wi' mankie facings on their gown,
⁠And some o' them had breast-knots.
⁠Singing, hey the bonnie, &c.

At nine o' clock the lads convene,
Some clad in blue, some clad in green,
Wi' shinin' buckles in their sheen,
⁠And flowers are their waistcoats.
Out cam the wives a' wi' a phrase,
And wished the lasses happy days,
And muckle thought they o' their claise,
⁠Especially the breast-knots.
⁠Singing, hey the bonnie, &c.

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