“Bonnie Lyndale”
Description
The singer recalls "bonnie Lyndale, My dear and early home." He recalls the glens, peaceful homes, the robin's and milkmaid's songs. He thinks of the plowman: since leaving "I've plowed the sea. I've sailed with sailors ... Far from bonnie Lyndale"
Cross references
- cf. "Scarborough Settler's Lament" and references there
References
- Dibblee/Dibblee, pp. 115-116, "Bonnie Lyndale" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #12460
- BI, Dib115