Ca' the yowes to the knowes Ca' them where the heather grows Ca' them where the burnie rowes My bonnie dearie When I went down the waterside To see the fishes sweetly glide Beneath the hazels spreading wide And the moon that shines so brightly ♪ As I went down the waterside T'was there I met my bonnie lad He row'd me gently in his plaid And called me, I, his dearie You'll get gowns and ribbons meet And leather shoes upon your feet And in my arms you'll lay and sleep And ye shall be my dearie ♪ If you'll but stand by what you've said I'll come to you, my bonnie lad And you may row me in your plaid And call me, I, your dearie As waters whimper to the sea And day breaks in the sky so hie 'Ti clay-cauld death shall blind my e'e I shall be thy dearie 'Til clay-cauld death shall blind my eye I shall be thy dearie