Birnie Bouzle

Traditional, PD. Recorded by Darby O'Gill, "Waitin' for a Ride", 1996, Dog Sheet Music. (et al).

Notes: There are loads of renditions of this song, with many verses. It is a marriage proposal. On the album, we put it in front of "When Will We be Wed" as an introduction.

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Birnie Bouzle Traditional, adapted by W. Scott Messer “Waitin’ for a Ride”, Darby O’Gill, 1996 Am                              G                (F#  -  Em) Gin ye marry me, lassie, at the kirk o’ Birnie Bouzle Am                                 G       (Em)    Am ‘Till the day ye dee, lassie, ye will ne’er repent it                                                          G               (F#  -  Em) And ye s’all wear when we are wed the kirtle and the hi’lan plaid Am                                     G        (Em)     Am Sleep upon a feather bed, sae couthie and sae cantie And ye sall gan sae braw, lassie, at the kirk o’ Birnie Bouzle Little brouges and a’, lassie, vow, but ye’ll be cantie And yer wee-bit tocher is but sma’, but hoddon-grey will wear for a’ I’ll save my sil’er tae mak’ ye braw and ye will ne’er repent it Gin ye marry me, lassie, at the kirk o’ Birnie Bouzle ‘Till the day ye dee, lassie, ye will ne’er repent it And ye’ll hae bonnie bairnes and a’, some lassies fair and laddies braw Like their mither, yin and a’ and yer faither, he’s consented Gin ye marry me, lassie, at the kirk o’ Birnie Bouzle ‘Till the day ye dee, lassie, ye will ne’er repent it