o bonie was yon rosy brier

o bonie was yon rosy brier,

that bloo sae far frae haunt o' n;

and bonie she, and ah, how dear!

it shaded frae the e'enin sun.

yon rosebuds in the rning dew,

how pure, ang the leaves sae green;

but purer was the lover's vow

they witness'd in their shade yestreen.