Will Ye No' Come Back Again (Ewan MacColl)

Will Ye No' Come Back Again

Lyrics by: Ewan MacColl

Bonny Charlie's noo awa'
Safely o'er the friendly main
Mony a heart will break in twa
Should he ne'er come back again
Will ye no come back again
Will ye no come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no come back again
And mony a traitor 'mang the isles
Brak the band o' nature's law
And many a traitor wi' his wiles
Sought to wear his life awa
And will ye no' come back again
Will ye no' come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no' come back again
And whene'er I hear the blackbird sing
Unto the e'ening sinking down
Or merl that maks the woods to ring
To me they hae nae ither soun'
And will ye no' come back again
Will ye no' come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no' come back again
And mony's a gallant sodger fought
And mony's a gallant chief did fa'
And death itself were dearly bought
A' for scotland's king and law
And will ye no' come back again
Will ye no' come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no' come back again
Sweet the lav'rock's note and lang
Lilting wildly up the glen
But aye the o'erword o' the sang
Will he no come back again
And will ye no' come back again
Will ye no' come back again
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no' come back again