The Bonnie Swans

A farmer there lived 
in north country 
A hey ho bonny o 
And he had daughters one, 
two, three 

The swans swim so bonny o 
These daughters they walked 
by the river's brim 
A hey ho bonny o 

The eldest pushed the 
youngest in 
The swans swim so bonny o 
Oh sister, oh sister, 
pray lend me your hand 

With a hey ho a bonny o 
And I will give you 
house and land 
The swans swim so bonny o 
I'll give you neither 
hand nor glove 

With a hey ho a bonny o 
Unless you give me your 
own true love 
The swans swim so bonny o 

Sometimes she sank, 
sometimes she swam 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
Until she came to 
a miller's dam 

The swans swim so bonny o 
The miller's daughter, 
dressed in red 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
She went for some water to 
make some bread 

The swans swim so bonny o 
Oh father, oh daddy, 
here swims a swan 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
It's very like a gentle woman 

The swans swim so bonny o 
They placed her 
on the bank to dry 
With a hey ho and a bonny o 
There came a harper 
passing by 

The swans swim so bonny o 
He made harp pins 
of her fingers fair 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
He made harp strings 
of her golden hair 

The swans swim so bonny o 
He made a harp 
of her breast bone 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
And straight it began 
to play alone 

The swans swim so bonny o 
He brought it 
to her father's hall 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
And there was the court, 
assembled all 

The swans swim so bonny o 
He laid the harp upon a stone 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
And straight it began to play lone 

The swans swim so bonny o 
And there does sit 
my father the King 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
And yonder sits 
my mother the Queen 

The swans swim so bonny o 
And there does sit 
my brother Hugh 
With a hey ho and bonny o 
And by him William, 
sweet and true 
The swans swim so bonny o