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[Intro]
G    F  G  F G    F G C    G F  G
[Verse]
Oft have I played at the cards and Fdice
With my Gbonnie Rantin' FLadGdie
But now I'm a-Fsitting in my Gfather's Chall
Singing Gba to my Fbastard baGby
[Verse]
Oh, if I'd been wise as I've been Fnice
And Gdone what my bonnie lad Ftold Gme
I'd have been Fmarried a Gyear or Cmore
To my Gbonnie FRantin' GLaddie
[Verse]
Oh, my father dear, he knows me Fnot
My Gmother she igFnores Gme
My friends and reFlations Gslight me Call
And the Gservants, Fthey quite Ghate me
[Verse]
Is your love a lord or is he a Flaird
Or Gis he but a FcadGdie
That you so Foft call Gon his Cname
Your Gbonnie FRantin' GLaddie
[Verse]
If I had a horse at my comFmand
As Goft times FI've had Gmany
I'd ride aFway to the Ggates of ACboyne
To my Gbonnie FRantin' GLaddie
[Verse]
Then up and spake a kitchen Fboy
Saying, "GThough I'm but a FcadGdie
It's I will Frun to the GGates of ACboyne
With a Gletter to your FRantin' GLaddie"
[Verse]
And as he ran through BuchanFshire
And GBuchan shone so FbonGnie
There he Fmet with the GEarl of ACboyne
That they Gcall the FRantin' GLaddie
[Verse]
And when he looked the letter Fon
GOh, but he was FsorGry
"They've been Fcruel and Gfell unCkind
To out Gbonnie FRantin' LasGsie"
[Verse]
Oh, my father dear, he knows me Fnot
My Gmother she igFnores Gme
My friends and reFlations Gslight me Call
And the Gservants, Fthey quite Ghate me
[Verse]
Then get thee out five hundred Fmen
And Gsee that they Fride so Gbonny
We'll bring the Flassie Gback to ACboyne
Out Gbonnie FRantin' GLassie
[Instrumental]
G    F  G  F G    F G C    G F  G
[Verse]
When she was up behind his Fback
GWrapped in her hieland FplaiGdie
The birds in the Ftrees sang Gnever so Csweet
As the Gbonnie FRantin' GLassie
[Verse]
And they rode on through BuchanFshire
And GBuchan shone so FbonGnie
Rejoice, reFjoice ye Gbonnie maids Call
An' Gsee that ye Fbe not Gsorry
[Verse]
If you lay your love on a lowland Flad
Be Gsure that he'll beFtray Gye
But lay your Flove on a Ghieland Clad
He'll do Gall that he can to Fraise Gye

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Rantin Laddie

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F G F G F G C G F G

[Verse]

Oft have I played at the cards and dice

G F G

With my bonnie Rantin' Laddie

F G C

But now I'm a-sitting in my father's hall

G F G

Singing ba to my bastard baby

[Verse]

Oh, if I'd been wise as I've been nice

G F G

And done what my bonnie lad told me

F G C

I'd have been married a year or more

G F G

To my bonnie Rantin' Laddie

[Verse]

Oh, my father dear, he knows me not

G F G

My mother she ignores me

F G C

My friends and relations slight me all

G F G

And the servants, they quite hate me

[Verse]

Is your love a lord or is he a laird

G F G

Or is he but a caddie

F G C

That you so oft call on his name

G F G

Your bonnie Rantin' Laddie

[Verse]

If I had a horse at my command

G F G

As oft times I've had many

F G C

I'd ride away to the gates of Aboyne

G F G

To my bonnie Rantin' Laddie

[Verse]

Then up and spake a kitchen boy

G F G

Saying, "Though I'm but a caddie

F G C

It's I will run to the Gates of Aboyne

G F G

With a letter to your Rantin' Laddie"

[Verse]

And as he ran through Buchanshire

G F G

And Buchan shone so bonnie

F G C

There he met with the Earl of Aboyne

G F G

That they call the Rantin' Laddie

[Verse]

And when he looked the letter on

G F G

Oh, but he was sorry

F G C

"They've been cruel and fell unkind

G F G

To out bonnie Rantin' Lassie"

[Verse]

Oh, my father dear, he knows me not

G F G

My mother she ignores me

F G C

My friends and relations slight me all

G F G

And the servants, they quite hate me

[Verse]

Then get thee out five hundred men

G F G

And see that they ride so bonny

F G C

We'll bring the lassie back to Aboyne

G F G

Out bonnie Rantin' Lassie

[Instrumental]

G F G F G F G C G F G

[Verse]

When she was up behind his back

G F G

Wrapped in her hieland plaidie

F G C

The birds in the trees sang never so sweet

G F G

As the bonnie Rantin' Lassie

[Verse]

And they rode on through Buchanshire

G F G

And Buchan shone so bonnie

F G C

Rejoice, rejoice ye bonnie maids all

G F G

An' see that ye be not sorry

[Verse]

If you lay your love on a lowland lad

G F G

Be sure that he'll betray ye

F G C

But lay your love on a hieland lad

G F G

He'll do all that he can to raise ye

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