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BONNIE WELLS O' WEARIE Bonnie Wells o' Wearie Come let us climb auld Arthur Seat, When summer flow'rs are blooming; When golden broom and heather bells Are a' the air perfuming. When sweet May gowans deck the braes, The hours flee past fu' cheerie, Where bonnie lassies bleach their claes Beside the Wells o' Wearie! Cho: The bonnie Wells o' Wearie! The bonnie Wells o' Wearie! Come let us spend a summer day Beside the Wells o' Wearie! The "Lily o' St. Leonards" there Oft spent a sweet May morning, Wi' gowans gay and sweet blue-bells Her golden locks adorning. And there the "Laird o' Dumbiedikes" Aft gaed to woo his dearie, And watch his fleecy flocks wi' care, Beside the Wells o' Wearie! There Scotland's Queen in stormy times Forgot her saddest story; There brave Prince Charlie led his clans To deeds o' martial glory. When Johnnie Cope, wi' a' his men Were scatter'd tamplinteerie, There Scotland's banner proudly waved Beside the Wells o' Wearie! Then let us hail auld Arthur Seat: Like Scotland's rampant lion, It tow'rs, a wonder o' the world, The wildest storms defyin'. Wi' dauntless front 'neath summer skies, Or wintry blasts sae dreary, It stands in peace or war to guard The bonnie Wells o' Wearie! O lang may bonnie lassies fair Wi' Nature's charms around them, Still bleach their claes on flow'ry braes, Wi' nae sad cares to wound them! Lang may her sons 'mid fairy scenes, Wi' hearts richt leal and cheerie, Still meet to sing their patriot sangs Beside the Wells o' Wearie! The "Wells o' Wearie" used to be at the southern end of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Arthur's Seat, mentioned in the song, is close by and the Lily of St Leonard's and the Laird in the 2nd verse are characters in Scott's "Heart of Midlothian". Meaning of unusual words: gowans=daisy, often the mountain daisy braes=hillsides claes=clothes tamplinteerie=topsy-turvy leal=loyal, faithful @Scots filename[ WEARIWEL FC Feb07  8note Sheet |
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