• Song:

    Bonnie Susie Cleland

  • Artist:

    Jean Redpath

Tabbed by bcwagne.

INTRO:  D5 , D5 , G5 , G5 , C5 , E5 , D5

      [ D5 ]             [ G5 ] [ D5 ]
There lived a lady in Scotland,
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
      [ D5 ]             [ G5 ] [ D5 ]
There lived a lady in Scotland,
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loved me
      [ D5 ]             [ G5 ] [ D5 ]
There lived a lady in Scotland,
    [ D5 ]       [ G5 ]         [ C5 ]    [ E5 ]
She fall'n in love wi' an Englishman,
    [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.

    [ D5 ]           [ G5 ]      [ D5 ]
The father to the daughter came,
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
    [ D5 ]           [ G5 ]      [ D5 ]    
The father to the daughter came,
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]    
Who dearly loved me
    [ D5 ]           [ G5 ]      [ D5 ]
The father to the daughter came,
      [ D5 ]    [ G5 ]       [ C5 ]    [ E5 ]
"Will you forsake your Englishman?"
   [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
Or bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


      [ D5 ]           [ G5 ]    [ D5 ]
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,"
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
      [ D5 ]           [ G5 ]    [ D5 ]
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,"
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loves me
      [ D5 ]           [ G5 ]    [ D5 ]
"I'll no' my Englishman forsake,
     [ D5 ]     [ G5 ]     [ C5 ]    [ E5 ]
Tho' you may burn me at the stake."
    [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


   [ D5 ]                [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O where will I get a little wee boy?"
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D5 ]                [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O where will I get a little wee boy?"
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loves me
   [ D5 ]                [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O where will I get a little wee boy
   [ D5 ]   [ G5 ]     [ C5 ]   [ E5 ]
To carry tidings to my joy?
     [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
That bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee."


   [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O here am I, a little wee boy."
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O here am I, a little wee boy."
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loves ye
   [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O here am I, a little wee boy.
     [ D5 ]   [ G5 ]     [ C5 ]     [ E5 ]
I'll carry tidings to your joy.
     [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
That bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee."


   [ D5 ]            [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O give to him my right hand glove."
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D5 ]            [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O give to him my right hand glove."
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loves me
   [ D5 ]            [ G5 ]        [ D5 ]
"O give to him my right hand glove.
     [ D5 ]    [ G5 ]    [ C5 ]   [ E5 ]
Tell him to find another love."
    [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
For bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


   [ D5 ]            [ G5 ]      [ D5 ]
Go give to him my gay gold ring
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
   [ D5 ]            [ G5 ]      [ D5 ]
Go give to him my gay gold ring
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loves me
   [ D5 ]            [ G5 ]      [ D5 ]
Go give to him my gay gold ring
     [ D5 ]     [ G5 ]     [ C5 ]   [ E5 ]
Tell him I'm gone to my burning
    [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]        [ C5 ]        [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland 's t'be burnt in Dundee.


    [ D5 ]              [ G5 ]    [ D5 ]
Her father he carved up the stake
[ D5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ G5 ]   [ E5 ]
Hey my love and ho my joy
    [ D5 ]              [ G5 ]    [ D5 ]
Her father he carved up the stake
    [ D5 ]    [ C5 ]  [ D5 ]
Who dearly loves me
    [ D5 ]              [ G5 ]    [ D5 ]
Her father he carved up the stake
    [ D5 ]     [ G5 ]    [ C5 ]      [ E5 ]
Her brother he the fire did make
    [ D5 ]          [ G5 ]     [ C5 ]       [ E5 ]  [ D5 ]   
And bonnie Susie Cleland was burnt in Dundee.
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