An ode to Bonnie Prince Charlie written some years after the 1745 Battle of Culloden. Bonnie Charlie's noo awa Safely o'er the friendly main Mony a heart will break in twa Should he no come back again Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again Ye trusted in your Hielan' men They trusted you dear Charlie They kent your hiding in the glen Death or exile braving Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again We watched you in the gloamin' hour A We watched thee in the mornin' grey Though thirty thousand pounds they'd gie Oh there was nane that would betray Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again Many a traitor 'mong the isles Brak the band o' nature's laws Many a traitor wi' his wiles Sought to wear his life awa' Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again Many's the gallant soldier fought Many's the gallant chief did fall Death itself was dearly bought All for Scotland's king and lord Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again Whene'er I hear the blackbird sing Unto the evening sinking down Or merl that makes the wood to ring To me they hae no other sound Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again Sweet's the laverock's note and lang Lilting wildly up the glen But aye to me he sings ae sang Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Will ye no come back again Better lo'ed ye canna be Will ye no come back again