• Song:

    Bonnie Susie Cleland

  • Artist:

    Jean Redpath

Tabbed by bcwagne.

INTRO:  D , D , G , G , C , Em , D

      [ D ]             [ G ] [ D ]
There lived a lady in Scotland,
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
      [ D ]             [ G ] [ D ]
There lived a lady in Scotland,
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loved me
      [ D ]             [ G ] [ D ]
There lived a lady in Scotland,
    [ D ]       [ G ]         [ C ]    [ Em ]
She fall'n in love wi' an Englishman,
    [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.

    [ D ]           [ G ]      [ D ]
The father to the daughter came,
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
    [ D ]           [ G ]      [ D ]    
The father to the daughter came,
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]    
Who dearly loved me
    [ D ]           [ G ]      [ D ]
The father to the daughter came,
      [ D ]    [ G ]       [ C ]    [ Em ]
"Will you forsake your Englishman?"
   [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
Or bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


      [ D ]           [ G ]    [ D ]
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,"
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
      [ D ]           [ G ]    [ D ]
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,"
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loves me
      [ D ]           [ G ]    [ D ]
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,
     [ D ]     [ G ]     [ C ]    [ Em ]
Tho' you may burn me at the stake."
    [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


   [ D ]                [ G ]        [ D ]
"O where will I get a little wee boy?"
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D ]                [ G ]        [ D ]
"O where will I get a little wee boy?"
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loves me
   [ D ]                [ G ]        [ D ]
"O where will I get a little wee boy
   [ D ]   [ G ]     [ C ]   [ Em ]
To carry tidings to my joy?
     [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
That bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee."


   [ D ]          [ G ]        [ D ]
"O here am I, a little wee boy."
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D ]          [ G ]        [ D ]
"O here am I, a little wee boy."
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loves ye
   [ D ]          [ G ]        [ D ]
"O here am I, a little wee boy.
     [ D ]   [ G ]     [ C ]     [ Em ]
I'll carry tidings to your joy.
     [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
That bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee."


   [ D ]            [ G ]        [ D ]
"O give to him my right hand glove."
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D ]            [ G ]        [ D ]
"O give to him my right hand glove."
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loves me
   [ D ]            [ G ]        [ D ]
"O give to him my right hand glove.
     [ D ]    [ G ]    [ C ]   [ Em ]
Tell him to find another love."
    [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
For bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


   [ D ]            [ G ]      [ D ]
Go give to him my gay gold ring
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D ]            [ G ]      [ D ]
Go give to him my gay gold ring
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loves me
   [ D ]            [ G ]      [ D ]
Go give to him my gay gold ring
     [ D ]     [ G ]     [ C ]   [ Em ]
Tell him I'm gone to my burning
    [ D ]          [ G ]        [ C ]        [ Em ]  [ D ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


    [ D ]              [ G ]    [ D ]
Her father he carved up the stake
[ D ]    [ C ]      [ G ]   [ Em ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
    [ D ]              [ G ]    [ D ]
Her father he carved up the stake
    [ D ]    [ C ]  [ D ]
Who dearly loves me
    [ D ]              [ G ]    [ D ]
Her father he carved up the stake
    [ D ]     [ G ]    [ C ]      [ Em ]
Her brother he the fire did make
    [ D ]          [ G ]     [ C ]       [ Em ]  [ D ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland was burnt in Dundee.
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