William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909. | | Charlie Is My Darling | By Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne (17661845) |
| TWAS on a Monday morning, | |
Right early in the year, | |
When Charlie came to our town, | |
The young Chevalier. | |
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O Charlie is my darling, | 5 |
My darling, my darling | |
O Charlie is my darling, | |
The young Chevalier! | |
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As he cam marching up the street, | |
The pipes played loud and clear, | 10 |
And a the folk cam running out | |
To meet the Chevalier. O Charlie is my darling, etc. | |
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Wi Hieland bonnets on their heads, | |
And claymores bright and clear, | |
They cam to fight for Scotlands right, | 15 |
And the young Chevalier. O Charlie is my darling, etc. | |
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Theyve left their bonnie Hieland hills, | |
Their wives and bairnies dear, | |
To draw the sword for Scotlands lord, | |
The young Chevalier. O Charlie is my darling, etc. | 20 |
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O, there were mony beating hearts, | |
And mony a hope and fear, | |
And mony were the prayers put up | |
For the young Chevalier. | |
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O Charlie is my darling, | 25 |
My darling, my darling | |
O Charlie is my darling, | |
The young Chevalier! | | | |
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