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 3 dress me as fine as her two hands could do. away and see the lad, and his bonnet so blue

was instantly dress’d, and parade did attend, stood with patience to hear her love nam'd, Charles Stewart they do call him, my love did renew, ce a Prince of that name wore a bonnet so blue.

love he past by me with his gun in his hand, rove to speak to him but all was in vain, rove to speak to him but away quite he flew, heart it went with him and his bonnet so blue.

says my dear laddie I'll buy your discharge, free you from a soldier and set you at large, free you from a soldier if your heart it be true, you'll ne'er wear a stain on your bonnet so blue. says my dear lady you'll buy my discharge, a'll free me from a soldier and set me at large, your kind offers I'm obliged to you. d I'll ne'er wear a stain on my bonnet so blue.

ave a dear lass in my own country, never forsake her for her poverty, the girl I love I will always prove true, I'll ne'er wear a stain on that bonnet so blue.

send for a Limner from London to Hull, draw my love's picture out in the full; it in my chamber, 'keep it close in my view d I'll think on the lad, for his heart it is true