| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909. | | | | Lewie Gordon | | By Alexander Geddes (1737–1802) |
| | | O SEND Lewie Gordon hame, | |
| And the lad I daurna name! | |
| Though his back be at the wa’, | |
| Here’s to him that’s far awa’. | |
| Ohone! my Highlandman; | 5 |
| Oh! my bonnie Highlandman! | |
| Weel wad I my true love ken | |
| Amang ten thousand Highlandmen. | |
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| Oh! to see his tartan trews, | |
| Bonnet blue, and laigh-heeled shoes, | 10 |
| Philabeg abune his knee!— | |
| That’s the lad that I’ll gang wi’. | |
| Ohone! my Highwayman. | |
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| Princely youth of whom I sing, | |
| Thou wert born to be a king! | 15 |
| On thy breast a regal star | |
| Shines on loyal hearts afar. | |
| Ohone! my Highlandman. | |
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| Oh! to see the wished-for one | |
| Seated on a kingly throne! | 20 |
| All our griefs would disappear, | |
| We should hail a joyful year. | |
| Ohone! my Highlandman. | | | | |
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