How ()blithe was ()I each ()morn to ()see My lass come ()o'er the ()hill ()She skipped the ()burn and she ()ran tae ()me ()I met her wiâ good ()will. ()O the ()broom, the ()bonnie, bonnie ()broom The broom oâ the ()Cowden()knowes ()Fain would I ()be in my ()ain coun()try ()Herding her father's ()ewes Repeat Intro Hard ()fate that ()I should ()banished ()be Gone way o'er ()hill and ()moor Be()cause I ()loved the ()fairest ()lass ()That ever yet was ()born Fare()well, ye ()Cowden()knowes, fare()well Farewell all ()pleasures ()there ()To wander ()by her ()side ()gain ()Is all I crave or ()care