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An ode to Bonnie Prince Charlie written some years after the 1745 Battle of Culloden.
Verse 1
DBonnie Charlie's Gnoo aDwa
DSafely o'er the Afriendly main
DMony a heart will Gbreak in Dtwa 
Should he no come Aback aDgain
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain
Verse 2
DYe trusted in your GHielan' Dmen
DThey trusted you dear ACharlie
They Dkent your hiding Gin the Dglen
Death or exile AbravDing
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain
Verse 3
DWe watched you in the Ggloamin' Dhour
DWe watched thee in the Amornin' grey
Though Dthirty thousand Gpounds they'd Dgie
Oh there was nane that Awould betDray
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain
Verse 4
DMany a traitor 'Gmong the Disles
DBrak the band o' Anature's laws
DMany a traitor Gwi' his Dwiles
Sought to wear his Alife aDwa'
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain
Verse 5
DMany's the gallant Gsoldier Dfought
DMany's the gallant Achief did fall
DDeath itself was Gdearly Dbought 
All for Scotland's Aking and Dlord
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain
Verse 6
DWhene'er I hear the Gblackbird Dsing
DUnto the evening Asinking down
Or Dmerl that makes the Gwood to Dring
To me they hae no Aother Dsound
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain
Verse 7
DSweet's the laverock's Gnote and Dlang
DLilting wildly Aup the glen
But Daye to me he Gsings ae Dsang
Will ye no come Aback aDgain
Chorus
DWill ye no come Gback aAgain
GWill ye no come Dback aAgain
DBetter lo'ed ye Gcanna Dbe
GWill ye no come Aback aDgain

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Will Ye No Come Back Again

by Misc Traditional

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An ode to Bonnie Prince Charlie written some years after the 1745 Battle of Culloden.

Verse 1

D G D

Bonnie Charlie's noo awa

D A

Safely o'er the friendly main

D G D

Mony a heart will break in twa

A D

Should he no come back again

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

Verse 2

D G D

Ye trusted in your Hielan' men

D A

They trusted you dear Charlie

D G D

They kent your hiding in the glen

A D

Death or exile braving

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

Verse 3

D G D

We watched you in the gloamin' hour

D A

We watched thee in the mornin' grey

D G D

Though thirty thousand pounds they'd gie

A D

Oh there was nane that would betray

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

Verse 4

D G D

Many a traitor 'mong the isles

D A

Brak the band o' nature's laws

D G D

Many a traitor wi' his wiles

A D

Sought to wear his life awa'

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

Verse 5

D G D

Many's the gallant soldier fought

D A

Many's the gallant chief did fall

D G D

Death itself was dearly bought

A D

All for Scotland's king and lord

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

Verse 6

D G D

Whene'er I hear the blackbird sing

D A

Unto the evening sinking down

D G D

Or merl that makes the wood to ring

A D

To me they hae no other sound

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

Verse 7

D G D

Sweet's the laverock's note and lang

D A

Lilting wildly up the glen

D G D

But aye to me he sings ae sang

A D

Will ye no come back again

Chorus

D G A

Will ye no come back again

G D A

Will ye no come back again

D G D

Better lo'ed ye canna be

G A D

Will ye no come back again

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