Will ye gang tae Fordell Ball, my bonny lassie o
will ye gang tae Fordell Ball, my bonny lassie o
gin ye’ll gang tae Fordell Ball, I wad dress ye like a doll
ye’d be the floo’er abune them a’, my bonny lassie o

There will be lords and ladies there, my bonny lassie o
wi’ poodered wigs and fancy hair, my bonny lassie o
there will be lords and ladies there, but at you they’ll stop and stare
ye’d be the fairest o’ the fair, my bonny lassie o

When the dancin’ it’s a’ dune, my bonny lassie o
we will greet the risin’ sun, my bonny lassie o
with the curlew and the hare, we will share the mornin’ air
whaur the lark she sings sae clear, my bonny lassie o

We will bless yon leafy bower, my bonny lassie o
whaur we spent the midnicht hour, my bonny lassie o
We will bless yon leafy bower, whaur we spent the midnicht hour
‘neath the hawthorn’s scented flower, my bonny lassie o

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