Simmer days and heather bells come reakin’ ower yon heilan’ hills,
there’s yellow corn in yon’er fields and the autumn brings the shearin’.

Chorus:

Bonny lassie will ye gang, tae shear wi’me the hale day lang,
luve will cheer us as we gang tae jine yon band o’ shearers.

Noo if the thistle it be lang, an’ if it jaug yir milk white haun’,
it’s wi’ my heuk I’ll cut it doon, when we jine yon band o’ shearers.

And if the weether it be het, I’ll cuist my grovet and my coat,
and share wi’ ye amang the lot, when we jine yon band o’ shearers.

And if the weether it be dry, they’ll say there’s luve twixt you and I,
but we’ll slyly pass each ither by tae jine yon band o’ shearers.

And when the shearin’ it’s a’ dune, we’ll ha’e some rantin’ rovin’ fun’
we’ll ha’e some rantin’ rovin’ fun, forget a’ the toils o’ the shearin’.

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