Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk The Bonny Shepherd Lad 
The Bonny Shepherd Lad 
There was a bonny shepherd lad, kept sheep on yonder hill He fell in wi' Loughie's daughter and he vowed to hae his will 
cho: Singin' heigh ho the mornin' dew, heigh ho the rose an rue Follow me my bonny lass for I'll nae follow you 
Noo he couked her on a grassy bank, the lassie fer tae please But aye she sighed and sweetly cried but wouldnae pairt her knees 
Noo it's easy easy wi' me, Sir, and ye shall hae yer will Gin we lay down in the bothy at the back o' yonder hill 
But she snecked and barred the bothy door, and merrily did shout Now I'm a maiden here within and you a fool without 
And my faither bought at great expense a grand high-steppin gray But when he put her tae a fence she backed and backed away 
And yer like a cock ma faither had, it crowed and waved it's camb And ne'er a hen trod in the yard, I think yer just the same 
And my mither bought a likely hen on last St. Martin's day She clucked and clucked and clucked again but still she'd never lay 
Oh, the de'il gang wi' ye lassie, gin the bridal bed ye see Ye'll be coupit down and loupit on by a lesser man than me 
From an album of Scottish songs by Celia Fisher and Artie Tresize.
 I just have to grin at the image of the outwitted shepherd lad exchanging insults with the bonny lass until finally he retreats, stroking his ego as he goes...JW 
Child #112 JW Apr98