There was a laddy came from Scotland
Bonny laddy, Hielan' Laddy
Bonny laddy from fair Scotland
My bonny Hielan' Laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
Where have you been all the day?
Bonny laddy, Hielan' Laddy
Where have you been all the day?
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
I joined a ship and went a-sailing
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Sailed far North and went a-whaling
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
Shipped far North on a Dundee Whaler
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Shipped far North as a whalin' sailor
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
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Bound away to Iceland cold
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Found much ice but not much gold
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
Thought it was the way to fortune
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
But whalin's not the way to fortune
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
♪
We'll soon be homeward bound to Scotland
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Homeward bound to bonny Scotland
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
I'll be glad when I get hame
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
I'll give up the whalin game
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy
Way hey and away we go
Bonny laddy, hielan' laddy
Way hey and away we go
My bonny Hieland laddy