9/11

It's been a while since I've thought of this song, but it seems rather fitting at the moment. For those unfamiliar with the tune - it's an old Scottish song, of the many versions I've come across this one is my favorite, sung by The Corries .

The chorus of you take the high road and I'll take the low one has been around the world for a long time - - hopefully long enough to prep those vocal cords for the "blog" singers out there.

Loch Lomond

O Wither away my bonnie may
Sae late an' sae far in the gloamin'
The mist gather grey o'er moorland and brae
O wither sae far are ye roamin'?

Chorus:
O ye'll take the high road an' I'll take the low
I'll be in Scottland afore ye
For me and my true love will never meet again
By the bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond

I trusted my ain love last night in the broom
My Donald wha' loves me sae dearly
For the marrow he will march for Edinburgh toon
Tae fecht for his King and Prince Charlie

O well may I weep for yestreen in my sleep
We stood bride and bridegroom together
But his arms and his breath were as cold as the death
And his heart's blood ran red in the heather

Chorus:

As dauntless in battle as tender in love
He'd yield ne'er a foor toe the foeman
But never again frae the field o' the slain
Tae his Moria will he come by Loch Lomond

The thistle may bloom, the King hae his ain
And fond lovers may meet in the gloamin'
And me and my true love will yet meet again
Far above the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

Chorus:

sung by The Corries